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Sioux County Sheriff's Office
Saturday January 31st, 2015 :: 10:20 a.m. CST

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WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON SUNDAY

953 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2015
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE SUNDAY.
* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 7 INCHES.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE OR
  LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
  WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW.

Instructions:

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

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

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Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Winter Storm Warning

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