TORNADO WARNING
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
251 PM CDT SUN MAY 10 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
WESTERN SIOUX COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
NORTHERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...
SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...
* UNTIL 315 PM CDT
* AT 250 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ALCESTER...OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
HAWARDEN...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
HAWARDEN AND ALCESTER AROUND 300 PM CDT.
HUDSON...FAIRVIEW AND NEWTON HILLS STATE PARK AROUND 315 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CHATSWORTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Instructions:
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS.
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:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Tornado Warning