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Sioux County Sheriff's Office
Thursday May 12th, 2022 :: 07:48 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:30PM Thursday

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Lyon County in northwestern Iowa... Northwestern Osceola County in northwestern Iowa... Northwestern Sioux County in northwestern Iowa... Rock County in southwestern Minnesota... Southwestern Nobles County in southwestern Minnesota... South central Pipestone County in southwestern Minnesota... Southeastern Minnehaha County in southeastern South Dakota... Northeastern Lincoln County in southeastern South Dakota...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 746 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Tea to 6 miles south of Rock Valley, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Inwood around 750 PM CDT. Rock Valley around 755 PM CDT. Brandon, Larchwood, Doon, Alvord, Corson and Rowena around 800 PM CDT. Rock Rapids, Valley Springs, Hills and Palisades State Park around 805 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Garretson, George, Beaver Creek, Sherman, Ellsworth, Luverne, Sibley, Jasper, Little Rock, Blue Mounds State Park and Hardwick.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LYON, IA ... OSCEOLA, IA ... SIOUX, IA ... NOBLES, MN ... PIPESTONE, MN ... ROCK, MN ... LINCOLN, SD ... MINNEHAHA, SD

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Sioux County Sheriff's Office
4363 Ironwood Ave., Ste 1
Orange City, IA 51250

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 712-737-3307

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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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