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Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency
Tuesday April 30th, 2024 :: 03:56 p.m. CDT

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 4:15PM


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN DIXON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA...
  SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...
* UNTIL 345 PM CDT.
* AT 313 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WYNOT, OR 8
  MILES WEST OF VERMILLION, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  VERMILLION AND MECKLING AROUND 320 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

Instructions:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN DIXON COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA...
SOUTHEASTERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 345 PM CDT.

* AT 313 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WYNOT, OR 8
MILES WEST OF VERMILLION, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
VERMILLION AND MECKLING AROUND 320 PM CDT.

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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