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Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency
Thursday April 7th, 2016 :: 10:14 a.m. CDT

Advisory

WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY

1010 AM CDT THU APR 7 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING
AND BE AT THEIR PEAK FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH WHEN WINDS ARE AT THEIR PEAK. STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE JAMES AND MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY
LOCATIONS WHERE A FEW GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

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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