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Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency
Monday May 20th, 2024 :: 08:06 p.m. CDT

Alert

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

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