Weather Alert

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN IRON AND SOUTHEASTERN ASHLAND COUNTIES... AT 1128 PM CDT, AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS NEAR MELLEN, OR 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF IRONWOOD, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH, PENNY SIZE HAIL, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THESE STORMS WILL BE NEAR... UPSON AROUND 1145 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE MORSE, HIGH BRIDGE, IRON BELT, GILE FLOWAGE, MONTREAL, ISLAND LAKE IRON COUNTY, COPPER FALLS STATE PARK, PENCE AND BAD RIVER RESERVATION. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS. GET OFF AREA LAKES AND SEEK SHELTER ON SHORE IN A STURDY SHELTER OR A HARD TOPPED VEHICLE.