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Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
Wednesday August 3rd, 2022 :: 03:25 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 04:15AM

The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a

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

* Until 415 AM CDT.

* At 325 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles west of Butternut, or 12 miles west of Park Falls, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Park Falls, Turtle Flambeau Flowage, Phillips, Fifield, Butternut, Winter, Glidden, Connors Lake, Pike Lake, Wilson Lake Near Phillips, Loretta, Butternut Lake, Cranberry Lake, Blaisdell Lake, Musser Lake, and Brantwood.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASHLAND, WI ... IRON, WI ... 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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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