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Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency
Tuesday June 9th, 2020 :: 08:01 p.m. CDT

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NE CHEROKEE CO UNTIL 830PM

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
752 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2020

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
EASTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
DICKINSON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
NORTHERN BUENA VISTA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
EASTERN O'BRIEN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT.

* AT 751 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR OCHEYEDAN TO NEAR HARTLEY TO NEAR LARRABEE,
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
EVERLY AROUND 800 PM CDT.
ROYAL, PETERSON AND HARRIS AROUND 805 PM CDT.
SPENCER IN CLAY COUNTY, LAKE PARK, FOSTORIA AND LINN GROVE AROUND
815 PM CDT.
SIOUX RAPIDS AROUND 820 PM CDT.
SPIRIT LAKE, MILFORD, ARNOLDS PARK, OKOBOJI, ORLEANS, WAHPETON,
WEST OKOBOJI, MARATHON, WEBB AND LOST ISLAND LAKE AROUND 830 PM
CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
GILLETT GROVE, MONETA, DICKENS, CALUMET AND ROSSIE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

Instructions:

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
752 PM CDT TUE JUN 9 2020

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
EASTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
DICKINSON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
NORTHERN BUENA VISTA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
EASTERN O'BRIEN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT.

* AT 751 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR OCHEYEDAN TO NEAR HARTLEY TO NEAR LARRABEE,
MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
EVERLY AROUND 800 PM CDT.
ROYAL, PETERSON AND HARRIS AROUND 805 PM CDT.
SPENCER IN CLAY COUNTY, LAKE PARK, FOSTORIA AND LINN GROVE AROUND
815 PM CDT.
SIOUX RAPIDS AROUND 820 PM CDT.
SPIRIT LAKE, MILFORD, ARNOLDS PARK, OKOBOJI, ORLEANS, WAHPETON,
WEST OKOBOJI, MARATHON, WEBB AND LOST ISLAND LAKE AROUND 830 PM
CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDE
GILLETT GROVE, MONETA, DICKENS, CALUMET AND ROSSIE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

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:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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