Special Weather Statement 

... Significant weather alert for Gogebic and Ontonagon counties until
400 PM CDT/500 PM EDT/... 

At 306 PM CDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar was tracking a
severe thunderstorm 10 miles north of Park Falls. This storm was 
moving northeast at 40 mph. This storm produced one inch hail in 
Butternut Wisconsin... and has a history of producing a rotating wall 
cloud.

People in Gogebic and southwestern Ontonagon counties... including the
cities of Bessemer and Wakefield... should monitor the weather
situation closely. Listen for possible warnings and be prepared to
take appropriate action should severe weather threaten.

Remember... if you can hear thunder... you are close enough to the
storm to be struck by lightning. Seek safe shelter immediately.

Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio... commercial radio... or your local
television stations for later statements and possible warnings
concerning this weather situation.


Titus