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Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency
Tuesday February 24th, 2015 :: 02:57 p.m. CST

Advisory

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
3 PM CST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM CST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT WEST OF
INTERSTATE 29 AND MOVE INTO NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST
AROUND THE MORNING COMMUTE. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA.
* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 2 INCHES NEAR
SIOUX CITY TO NEAR 6 INCHES AROUND CHEROKEE AND JACKSON.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS MAY PRODUCE DRIFTING
SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ROADS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING

Address/Location
Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency
520 W Main St
Cherokee, IA 51012

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 712-225-6721

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