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Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
Monday May 9th, 2022 :: 11:50 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:45PM

The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a

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

* Until 1245 PM CDT.

* At 1149 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Seeley, to near Round Lake, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Namekagon and Namekagon Lake around 1205 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Clam Lake, Mellen, Marengo, Glidden, Saxon, Gurney, Upson, Hurley and Gile.

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

Instructions:

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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