Anyone outdoors, including anyone on or in the water, should seek shelter inside a sturdy building or hard topped vehicle. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northwestern Wisconsin.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN WASHBURN AND SOUTHWESTERN SAWYER COUNTIES THROUGH 545 PM CDT... At 508 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northeast of Birchwood, or 16 miles southwest of Chippewa Flowage West, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow unsecured objects around. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Exeland around 520 PM CDT. MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH