Flash Flood Warning until 09:30PM
The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... A Dam Break in... West central Sawyer County in northwestern Wisconsin...
* Until 930 PM CDT.
* At 620 PM CDT, county emergency management reported a dam failure along the Mosquito Brook flowage. Water has overrun Porkys Road and areas downstream towards the Mosquito Brook Springs and Mosquito Brook Road. This has already impacted residential areas downstream. HAZARD...Flash flooding from the failure of a dam along the Mosquito Brook flowage. SOURCE...County emergency management. IMPACT...Flooding of areas downstream along the Mosquito Brook flowage. This includes the following streams and drainages...Mosquito Brook and Namekagon River.
* AFFECTED AREAS: SAWYER, WI
Instructions:
Avoid the flooded areas. 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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SAWYERCO followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flash Flood Warning