Flood Warning until 04:15AM Monday
The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a
* Flood Warning for... Southern Ashland County in northwestern Wisconsin... Price County in north central Wisconsin... Central Sawyer County in northwestern Wisconsin...
* Until 415 AM CDT Monday.
* At 420 PM CDT, runoff from the heavy rain continued. Law enforcement and emergency management reported high water continued and river gauges showed rivers rising. Several roads were washed out from the heavy rain as well. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will occur into this evening and may drop another half to one inch of rain in localized areas.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Park Falls, Chippewa Flowage West, Chippewa Flowage East, Phillips, Fifield, Butternut, Winter, Radisson, Couderay, New Post, Chief Lake on Chippewa Flowage, Ojibwa, Connors Lake, Chief Lake, Lac Courte Oreilles Reservation, Pike Lake, Wilson Lake Near Phillips, Loretta, Butternut Lake, and Cranberry Lake.
* AFFECTED AREAS: SAWYER, WI ... ASHLAND, WI ... PRICE, WI
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report flooding to your local law enforcement agency when you can do so safely.
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:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning