WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON SUNDAY FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE...
STORM LAKE
348 AM CST SAT FEB 13 2016
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THREAT TONIGHT.
* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES SATURDAY NIGHT.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH SHOULD CAUSE
VISIBILITIES TO LOWER TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW. BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL AVERAGE ABOUT 20
BELOW ZERO THROUGH MID MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A COMBINATION OF WIND AND
COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED
SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO
VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL
EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
Address/Location
Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency
520 W Main St
Cherokee, IA 51012
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 712-225-6721