< Wisconsin Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/17/2026 12:53

Wisconsin Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/17/2026 12:53

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 2:53PM CDT until April 17 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Duluth MN
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 12:53pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description: 
SVRDLH The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Washburn County in northwestern Wisconsin... Southeastern Burnett County in northwestern Wisconsin... Northwestern Sawyer County in northwestern Wisconsin... * Until 400 PM CDT. * At 253 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cumberland, or 14 miles west of Rice Lake, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Shell Lake around 305 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Stone Lake, Hayward, Little Round Lake and Round Lake.
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: 
Burnett, WI; Sawyer, WI; Washburn, WI
Forcast Office: 
NWS Duluth MN