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Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency
Sunday January 21st, 2018 :: 06:16 a.m. CST

Advisory

BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY

..BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
CST MONDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY
DANGEROUS TO IMPOSSIBLE, INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE
ON MONDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES, WITH
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 14 INCHES, ARE EXPECTED.

* WHERE...CHEROKEE, BUENA VISTA AND IDA COUNTIES.

* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY NIGHT.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL
CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT
DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED, STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR
THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1

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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