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Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
Friday April 17th, 2026 :: 09:41 a.m. CDT

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 05:00PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 128 IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA PINE IN WISCONSIN THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN PRICE IN NORTHWEST WISCONSIN ASHLAND BAYFIELD BURNETT DOUGLAS IRON SAWYER WASHBURN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHLAND, BAYFIELD, GRANTSBURG, HAYWARD, HINCKLEY, HURLEY, PHILLIPS, PINE CITY, SHELL LAKE, SPOONER, SUPERIOR, AND WASHBURN. THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE TRIBAL LANDS OF THE LAC COURTE OREILLES RESERVATION, THE ST. CROIX BAND IN BURNETT COUNTY, THE BAD RIVER RESERVATION, THE RED CLIFF BAND, THE NORTHWESTERN AREA OF THE LAC DU FLAMBEAU BAND AND THE MILLE LACS BAND, HINCKLEY AND, LENA LAKE AREAS.

* AFFECTED AREAS: PINE, MN ... ASHLAND, WI ... BAYFIELD, WI ... BURNETT, WI ... DOUGLAS, WI ... IRON, WI ... PRICE, WI ... SAWYER, WI ... WASHBURN, WI

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:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch

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