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Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency
Monday May 9th, 2016 :: 09:00 p.m. CDT

Alert

Flash Flood Warning in effect for Southwestern Cherokee County thru 1:45am.

Flash Flood Warning in effect for Southwestern Cherokee County thru 1:45am.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...

* UNTIL 145 AM CDT

* AT 847 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
WASHTA.

Instructions:

OVERALL RADAR TRENDS ARE SHOWING A DECREASE IN INTENSITY AND
COVERAGE OF INDIVIDUAL STORMS IN NORTHWEST IOWA. HOWEVER ADDITIONAL
CELLS CONTINUE TO REFORM OVER A SECTION OF SOUTHWEST CHEROKEE
COUNTY. DUE TO PERIODIC RAIN DEVELOPMENT...FLASH FLOODING IS A
SERIOUS CONCERN OVER RURAL ROADS, DITCHES AND SMALL STREAMS OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

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:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Warning

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