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Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
Wednesday July 19th, 2023 :: 05:31 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15PM

The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Washburn County in northwestern Wisconsin... Southeastern Burnett County in northwestern Wisconsin... Southwestern Sawyer County in northwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 529 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Shell Lake, or 10 miles southwest of Spooner, moving east at 50 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR THE WARNED AREA. HAZARD...Baseball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, siding, and vehicles.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Shell Lake around 540 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Birchwood.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BURNETT, WI ... SAWYER, WI ... WASHBURN, 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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