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Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency
Tuesday December 20th, 2022 :: 03:45 p.m. CST

Alert

Weather Warning Name in effect for Location thru Expire Time.

LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-DIXON-DAKOTA-
UNION-253 PM CST TUE DEC 20 2022

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT
TO NOON CST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL
  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES. FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING,
  DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS EXPECTED. WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 45
  BELOW ZERO. FOR THE WINTER STORM WATCH, BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH 
  POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ON THURSDAY AND 
  FRIDAY.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA, SOUTHWEST 
  MINNESOTA, NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.
* WHEN...FOR THE WIND CHILL WARNING, FROM MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT TO NOON CST SATURDAY. FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY, 
  FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. FOR THE 
  WINTER STORM WATCH, FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY 
  AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING  SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MORNING OR EVENING COMMUTE. GUSTY 
  WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES. THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE 
  AS 10 MINUTES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THOSE WITH HOLIDAY TRAVEL PLANS WILL WANT TO MONITOR THE FORECAST CLOSELY AND ADJUST PLANS AS NECESSARY. 
  ANY PERSON THAT BECOMES STRANDED OR TRAPPED OUTDOORS COULD 
  ENCOUNTER A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AVOID OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES IF POSSIBLE. WHEN OUTSIDE, MAKE SURE YOU
WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A HAT, AND GLOVES. 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. 
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. 
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN
BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.

Instructions:

PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.AVOID OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES IF POSSIBLE.

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:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Winter Storm Watch

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