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Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency
Sunday January 21st, 2018 :: 03:45 p.m. CST

Advisory

BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY NIGHT

BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY NIGHT

BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY
DANGEROUS TO IMPOSSIBLE, INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON MONDAY. TREE BRANCHES COULD FALL AS WELL. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES, WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA, NORTHEAST NEBRASKA, NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.

WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY NIGHT.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE SNOW IS LIKELY.

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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