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Adams County Sheriff's Office
Wednesday August 11th, 2021 :: 02:21 p.m. CDT

Alert

Tornado Warning until 03:15PM

The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a

* Tornado Warning for... Southern Juneau County in central Wisconsin... Adams County in central Wisconsin... East central Monroe County in west central Wisconsin...

* Until 315 PM CDT.

* At 219 PM CDT, a confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado was located near New Lisbon, or 10 miles northwest of Mauston, moving east at 35 mph. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW! HAZARD...Damaging tornado. SOURCE...Weather spotters confirmed a large tornado near Clifton. IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes, businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete destruction is possible.

* The tornado will be near... New Lisbon around 225 PM CDT. Mauston around 230 PM CDT. Necedah around 240 PM CDT. Dellwood around 245 PM CDT. Friendship and Adams around 300 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include The Town Of Quincy, Highways 13 And 21, The Necedah Wildlife Refuge, County Roads G And M, Johnson Hill, Cutler and Mill Bluff State Park. This includes Interstate 90/94 between mile markers 49 and 76.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ADAMS, WI ... JUNEAU, WI ... MONROE, WI

Instructions:

To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.

Address/Location
Adams County Sheriff's Office
401 Adams St
Friendship, WI 53934

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 608-339-3304

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Alert Details

Severity:
Extreme - Extraordinary 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:
Tornado Warning

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