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Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency
Monday August 27th, 2018 :: 03:35 p.m. CDT

Advisory

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NW CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 1600 HRS

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
SOUTHEASTERN SIOUX COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
NORTHEASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
SOUTHWESTERN O'BRIEN COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT.

* AT 330 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR STRUBLE, OR
NEAR ORANGE CITY, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD...PING PONG 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 THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
ORANGE CITY AND ALTON AROUND 340 PM CDT.
GRANVILLE AROUND 345 PM CDT.
HOSPERS AROUND 350 PM CDT.
PAULLINA AROUND 355 PM CDT.
PRIMGHAR AND ARCHER AROUND 400 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE. STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

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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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