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Thunderstorm Wind in Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Thunderstorm Wind April 17, 2026 · Sawyer County, Wisconsin

69 mph

Estimated gust (60 kt)

$50K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hayward Laundry on Dakota Ave had its roof torn off by the wind.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front across northeastern Minnesota on the afternoon of the 17th. As the storms moved across northwest Wisconsin, they transitioned from mainly hail producing storms to wind producing storms. Multiple reports of tree damage were received from Bayfield, Washburn, Ashland, and Sawyer counties with a roof being removed from a building in Hayward. A gust of 68 mph was recorded near Minong. A few large hail reports were received as well, mainly across Sawyer and Price counties.

Began near Hayward (46.0100, -91.4900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1327051. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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