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Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
Monday September 20th, 2021 :: 05:57 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:00PM Monday

The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Bayfield County in northwestern Wisconsin... Northwestern Iron County in northwestern Wisconsin... West central Ashland County in northwestern Wisconsin... Northern Sawyer County in northwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 556 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Benoit, to near Namekagon Lake, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Sanborn around 600 PM CDT. Ashland around 615 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Odanah, Marengo, Mellen, Gurney and Saxon.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASHLAND, WI ... BAYFIELD, WI ... IRON, WI ... SAWYER, WI

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for 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.

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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