⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Ashland, WI; Bayfield, WI; Sawyer, WI – Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 28 at 6:53PM CDT until October 28 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Duluth MN

Details

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The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Bayfield County in northwestern Wisconsin…
Southwestern Ashland County in northwestern Wisconsin…
North central Sawyer County in northwestern Wisconsin…

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 653 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Drummond to Cable to near Seeley, moving northeast
at 50 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near…
Namekagon Lake around 700 PM CDT.
Namekagon around 705 PM CDT.
Sanborn around 710 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Marengo, Mellen and Copper Falls State Park.

Instructions

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northwestern
Wisconsin.

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.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.