National Weather Service has issued a Thunderstorm Warning for NW cherokee County until 8:30 PM.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
SOUTHEASTERN SIOUX COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
NORTHEASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
SOUTHWESTERN O'BRIEN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
* UNTIL 830 PM CDT.
* AT 739 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MARCUS, OR 13
MILES SOUTHEAST OF ORANGE CITY, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
MARCUS AND CLEGHORN AROUND 745 PM CDT.
Instructions:
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
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