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Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency
Friday April 13th, 2018 :: 03:31 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Blizzard warning in effect from 5 Am Saturday to 1 AM Sunday for Cherokee County.

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW
LATE TONIGHT. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL CAUSE
WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF THE
SNOW IS LIKELY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES, WITH
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO 8 INCHES, ARE EXPECTED.

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

* WHEN...FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS TO
IMPOSSIBLE. TREE BRANCHES COULD FALL.

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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