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Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
Friday April 12th, 2019 :: 06:58 p.m. CDT

Alert

Tornado Warning until 07:00PM

The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a

* THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. Tornado Warning for... Bayfield County in northwestern Wisconsin... Douglas County in northwestern Wisconsin... Iron County in northwestern Wisconsin... Washburn County in northwestern Wisconsin... Ashland County in northwestern Wisconsin... Price County in north central Wisconsin... Burnett County in northwestern Wisconsin... Sawyer County in northwestern Wisconsin...

* THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. THIS TEST TORNADO WARNING INITIATES THE SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK TORNADO DRILL FOR THE STATE OF WISCONSIN...REPEAT...THIS IS A TORNADO DRILL. THIS ANNUAL DRILL IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA SEVERE WEATHER AND TORNADO AWARENESS WEEK. ALL SCHOOLS...BUSINESSES...HOSPITALS AND OTHER PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS ARE URGED TO TREAT THIS AS IF IT WERE A REAL EMERGENCY AND PRACTICE YOUR SEVERE WEATHER EMERGENCY PLANS.

* THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR SMALL ROOM. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY. NEVER TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO IN A VEHICLE. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS MESSAGE.

* AFFECTED AREAS: WASHBURN, WI ... PRICE, WI ... BURNETT, WI ... IRON, WI ... BAYFIELD, WI ... ASHLAND, WI ... SAWYER, WI ... DOUGLAS, WI

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:
Extreme - Extraordinary 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:
Tornado Warning

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