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Sioux County Sheriff's Office
Sunday January 22nd, 2017 :: 02:36 p.m. CST

Advisory

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

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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

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