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Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
Tuesday September 24th, 2019 :: 08:11 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45PM

The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Price County in north central Wisconsin... Southeastern Sawyer County in northwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 809 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Winter, or 12 miles south of Chippewa Flowage East, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include... Winter, Ojibwa, Connors Lake, and Wilson Lake Near Phillips.

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

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for north central and northwestern Wisconsin. Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. 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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