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Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
Friday April 17th, 2026 :: 04:14 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:15PM

SVRDLH The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a

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

* Until 515 PM CDT.

* At 414 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Odanah to near Radisson, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Marengo, Winter, Odanah, and Clam Lake around 420 PM CDT. Mellen and Copper Falls State Park around 425 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Gurney, Saxon, Glidden, Upson, Butternut, Park Falls, Hurley and Gile.

* 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.

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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