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Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
Monday August 27th, 2018 :: 08:26 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:00PM

The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Iron County in northwestern Wisconsin... Southern Ashland County in northwestern Wisconsin... Price County in north central Wisconsin... Southeastern Sawyer County in northwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 900 PM CDT

* At 815 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles south of Odanah, to near Butternut, to near Hawkins, moving east at 60 mph. Law enforcement reported multiple trees down near the town of Hayward around 730 PM CDT. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Law enforcement. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near, Butternut around 820 PM CDT. Park Falls and Gurney around 825 PM CDT. Phillips, Saxon and Upson around 830 PM CDT. Turtle Flambeau Flowage around 835 PM CDT. Hurley and Gile around 840 PM CDT. Mercer around 845 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Connors Lake, Kimball, Long Lake In Iron County, Bad River Reservation, Pike Lake, Gile Flowage, Manitowish, Cedar, Franks Field, and Island Lake Iron County.

* AFFECTED AREAS: IRON, WI ... PRICE, WI ... ASHLAND, WI ... SAWYER, WI

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Duluth MN.

Address/Location
Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
15880 E 5th St
Hayward, WI 54843

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 715-634-5213

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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