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Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency
Sunday April 24th, 2016 :: 05:06 p.m. CDT

Advisory

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR CHEROKEE

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR CHEROKEE

AT 457 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WASHTA...OR 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHEROKEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT 4:50 PM...3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CORRECTIONVILLE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.

HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WASHTA AROUND 500 PM CDT.
QUIMBY AROUND 510 PM CDT.
CHEROKEE AND AURELIA AROUND 525 PM CDT.
LARRABEE AROUND 530 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE MERIDEN.

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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