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Sawyer County WI Sheriff Office
Friday July 17th, 2026 :: 07:46 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45PM

SVRDLH The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Iron County in northwestern Wisconsin... Southern Ashland County in northwestern Wisconsin... Northern Price County in north central Wisconsin... Northeastern Sawyer County in northwestern Wisconsin...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 745 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles east of Glidden to 9 miles south of Clam Lake, moving southeast at 30 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... Turtle Flambeau Flowage around 750 PM CDT. Butternut around 755 PM CDT. Park Falls around 805 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Fifield.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASHLAND, 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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