Full Notification

SVRFSD The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cherokee County in northwestern Iowa... Lyon County in northwestern Iowa... Osceola County in northwestern Iowa... Sioux County in northwestern Iowa... Northern Plymouth County in northwestern Iowa... O'Brien County in northwestern Iowa...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 922 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Hills to near Hudson to near Sioux Center to near Craig to 9 miles northwest of Merrill, moving east at 65 mph. THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR Lester, to Sioux Center, to Le Mars, Iowa! HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Le Mars, Sioux Center, Orange City, Rock Rapids, Rock Valley, Doon, Lester, Maurice, Alvord, and Craig around 925 PM CDT. Hull and Alton around 930 PM CDT. Remsen, George, Boyden, Hospers, and Granville around 935 PM CDT. Sheldon, Marcus, Little Rock, and Matlock around 940 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Sibley, Paullina, Ashton, Cleghorn, Archer, Sanborn, Primghar, Cherokee, Sutherland, Ocheyedan, Melvin and Larrabee.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, IA ... LYON, IA ... O'BRIEN, IA ... OSCEOLA, IA ... PLYMOUTH, IA ... SIOUX, IA

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. These are dangerous storms. Prepare immediately for large destructive hail capable of producing significant damage. People outside should move to shelter inside a strong building, and stay away from windows. This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado like wind speeds expected. Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are especially susceptible to winds of this magnitude and may be overturned. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. These storms have the potential to cause serious injury and significant property damage.