Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 3:41PM CDT until April 17 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS Duluth MN
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 1:41pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 341 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Seeley to near Birchwood, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
These severe storms will be near...
Hayward, Round Lake, Stone Lake, and Little Round Lake around 345
PM CDT.
Chippewa Flowage West and Chief Lake on Chippewa Flowage around
350 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by these severe thunderstorms include
Northwoods Beach, Reserve, Spooner Lake, Chief Lake, Lac Courte
Oreilles Reservation, Edgewater, Grindstone Lake, Little Sissabagama
Lake, Springbrook, and Lampson.
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