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Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
Wednesday August 16th, 2023 :: 08:57 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:00PM Wednesday

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... Southern Ashland County in northwestern Wisconsin... Northern Price County in north central Wisconsin... Central Sawyer County in northwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 857 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Glidden, to 8 miles south of Clam Lake, to 8 miles north of Winter, to near New Post, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Glidden around 900 PM CDT. Park Falls, Fifield and Butternut around 925 PM CDT. Mercer around 930 PM CDT. Turtle Flambeau Flowage around 940 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include Reserve, Connors Lake, Northwoods Beach, Pike Lake, Ojibwa, Ghost Lake, Blaisdell Lake, Chippewa Lake, Musser Lake and Chief Lake.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASHLAND, WI ... BAYFIELD, 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. Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant property damage.

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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