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Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
Monday July 15th, 2019 :: 06:38 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 09:30PM

The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a

* Flood Warning for... Northwestern Sawyer County in northwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 634 PM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms with heavy rain over the area. The rain will cause flooding. Up to 2.5 inches of rain has already fallen.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Hayward, Chippewa Flowage West, Round Lake, Little Round Lake, Spider Lake, Lost Land Lake, Grindstone Lake, Chief Lake, and Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation.

* AFFECTED AREAS: SAWYER, WI

Instructions:

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

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:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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