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Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency
Saturday April 11th, 2020 :: 03:02 p.m. CDT

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WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM MONDAY FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY

The National Weather Service issued OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-JACKSON-
DIXON-UNION-
257 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2020

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45
MPH.

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

* WHEN...FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

Instructions:

OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-JACKSON-
DIXON-UNION-
257 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2020

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT
MONDAY...

* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8
INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45
MPH.

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

* WHEN...FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Winter Storm Warning

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