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Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
Tuesday August 2nd, 2022 :: 10:12 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:00PM Tuesday

The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Price County in north central Wisconsin... Southeastern Sawyer County in northwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 1100 PM CDT.

* At 1011 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of Catawba, or 20 miles south of Park Falls, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Phillips around 1020 PM CDT. Catawba around 1025 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Prentice, Ogema and Spirit.

* AFFECTED AREAS: PRICE, WI ... SAWYER, WI

Instructions:

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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