national weather service has issued a winter storm watch late saturday thru sunday for cherokee county
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OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA-
LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-
1110 AM CST FRI FEB 22 2019
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF ONE TO FOUR INCHES. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA AND
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.
* WHEN...FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCE VISIBILITY. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MEANS THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS.
Instructions:
A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MEANS THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND
EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS.
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:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Winter Storm Watch