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Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency
Saturday January 16th, 2016 :: 09:34 a.m. CST

Alert

Wind Chill Warning from 9 pm tonight until noon on Sunday for Cherokee County.

Wind Chill Warning from 9 pm tonight until noon on Sunday for Cherokee County.
North winds of 10-15 mph will continue throughout the day into tonight.
Wind Chill values will get progressively colder this evening averaging 20-30 degrees below, bottoming out at 35-45 degrees below zero later tonight and Sunday morning.
An extended cold spell will produce wind chill values of around 20 to 35 below zero Sunday afternoon through Monday morning.

Instructions:

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

Address/Location
Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency
520 W Main St
Cherokee, IA 51012

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 712-225-6721

Alert Details

Severity:
Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Freeze Warning

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