Winter Storm Watch until 12:00PM Wednesday
...WINTER STORM WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...SNOW IS POSSIBLE FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL FALL TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY BE POSSIBLE. UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST COULD LEAD TO THESE NUMBERS CHANGING INTO MONDAY.
* WINDS / VISIBILITIES...SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE AS NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 30 MPH DEVELOP TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS TUESDAY AS ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED QUICKLY.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BUENA VISTA ... CHEROKEE ... CLAY ... DICKINSON ... IDA ... LYON ... O'BRIEN ... OSCEOLA ... PLYMOUTH ... SIOUX ... WOODBURY
Instructions:
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES.
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:
- Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Winter Storm Watch