The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch until 9 PM this evening
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 479 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES
IN NORTHWEST IOWA
BUENA VISTA CHEROKEE CLAY IA
DICKINSON IDA O'BRIEN
OSCEOLA PLYMOUTH SIOUX
WOODBURY
IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
DAKOTA DIXON
IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY
IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
UNION
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ALCESTER...ALLEN...ARNOLDS PARK...
BATTLE CREEK...BERESFORD...CHEROKEE...ELK POINT...HARTLEY...
HOLSTEIN...IDA GROVE...JEFFERSON...LE MARS...MILFORD...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...ORANGE CITY...PONCA...SANBORN...SHELDON...
SIBLEY...SIOUX CENTER...SIOUX CITY...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...SPENCER...
SPIRIT LAKE...STORM LAKE AND WAKEFIELD.
Instructions:
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Address/Location
Sioux County Sheriff's Office
4363 Ironwood Ave., Ste 1
Orange City, IA 51250
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 712-737-3307
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SIOUX followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Extreme - Extraordinary 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:
- Tornado Watch