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NWS warns of tornado threat near Grantsburg in Burnett County, Wisconsin
The National Weather Service in Duluth issued a Tornado Warning at 5:22 p.m. CDT Wednesday for Burnett County, Wisconsin, in effect until 5:45 p.m. CDT, citing radar-indicated rotation near Grantsburg.
The National Weather Service in Duluth issued a Tornado Warning at 5:22 p.m. CDT Wednesday for Burnett County, Wisconsin, in effect until 5:45 p.m. CDT1.
NWS said a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was near Grantsburg, about 18 miles east of Pine City, moving northeast at 50 mph, with rotation indicated on radar1. The storm was expected to be near Webster around 5:30 p.m. CDT1.
The warning was rated Extreme, with Immediate urgency and Observed certainty1. NWS said flying debris would be dangerous to people without shelter, that mobile homes could be damaged or destroyed, and that damage to roofs, windows, vehicles and trees was likely1. It advised people to move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building and to avoid windows1.
Earlier Wednesday, the Star Tribune reported a tornado watch and a chance of severe weather in the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota, with storms expected to move east through late afternoon and early evening and the best metro window listed as 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.. Whether a tornado touched down in Burnett County was not stated in the NWS alert1.