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Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency
Thursday September 15th, 2016 :: 05:59 p.m. CDT

Advisory

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM

<p>THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A&nbsp;FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM</p>

<p>AT 552 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS&nbsp;PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF&nbsp;RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN&nbsp;&nbsp;SHORTLY.<br />
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<p>ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE&nbsp;WARNED AREA.</p>

<p>PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...TURN AROUND...DON&#39;T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.</p>

<p>PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU&nbsp;CAN DO SO SAFELY.<br />
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Address/Location
Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency
520 W Main St
Cherokee, IA 51012

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

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