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Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
Thursday July 27th, 2023 :: 04:43 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:30PM

The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Bayfield County in northwestern Wisconsin... Southern Iron County in northwestern Wisconsin... Eastern Washburn County in northwestern Wisconsin... Southern Ashland County in northwestern Wisconsin... Northwestern Price County in north central Wisconsin... Central Sawyer County in northwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 442 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Namekagon, to near Hayward, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Namekagon and Namekagon Lake around 450 PM CDT. Clam Lake around 455 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Chippewa Flowage West, New Post, Chippewa Flowage East, Glidden, Park Falls and Butternut.

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