NWS Duluth MNTO.W 0001April 17, 2026
Tornado Warning: Ashland, Bayfield and Iron, WI
The National Weather Service office in Duluth issued a tornado warning for Ashland, Bayfield and Iron in Wisconsin, which was in force until 4:30 p.m. local time on April 17. It was the 1st tornado warning the NWS office in Duluth issued in 2026. Wisconsin had 83 tornado warnings in April 2026, against 3 in an average April of 2008-2025 (Wisconsin's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 27 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Duluth MN
- Area
- Ashland, Bayfield and Iron
- State
- Wisconsin
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:03 p.m. CDT, April 17, 2026
- Expires
- 4:30 p.m. CDT, April 17, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KDLH TO.W 0001
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Wisconsin since 2008Every warning type in Wisconsin
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The notice as issued
TORDLH The National Weather Service in Duluth MN has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southeastern Bayfield County in northwestern Wisconsin... Northwestern Iron County in northwestern Wisconsin... West central Ashland County in northwestern Wisconsin... * Until 430 PM CDT. * At 402 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado were located along a line extending from near Ashland to near Sanborn, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * These dangerous storms will be near... Ashland and Marengo around 410 PM CDT. Odanah around 415 PM CDT.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.