Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:00PM Thursday
The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Sawyer County in northwestern Wisconsin...
* Until 900 PM CDT.
* At 819 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Round Lake, or near Chippewa Flowage West, moving southeast at 10 mph. Trained spotters reported golf ball size hail 6 miles east of Hayward at 818 PM. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.
* Locations impacted include... Chief Lake on Chippewa Flowage, Chippewa Flowage West, Chippewa Flowage East and New Post.
* AFFECTED AREAS: SAWYER, WI
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud-to-ground lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from windows. 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
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:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning