Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 4:58PM CDT until April 17 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Duluth MN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 2:58pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 457 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 19 miles north of Saxon to 10 miles west of Park
Falls, 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.
Locations impacted include...
Park Falls, Turtle Flambeau Flowage, Hurley, Fifield, Butternut,
Saxon, Gurney, Glidden, Upson, Gile, Montreal, Kimball, Pence, Saxon
Harbor, Gile Flowage, Cedar, Island Lake Iron County, Butternut Lake,
Iron Belt, and Marble Point.
Instruction:
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.
Area Description:
Ashland, WI; Iron, WI; Price, WI; Sawyer, WI
Forcast Office:
NWS Duluth MN