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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cherokee, IA

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What you need to know

Applies to
Cherokee
Effective
Ended
Official severity
Severe
Official urgency
Immediate
Official certainty
Observed

What is happening

At 1017 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cleghorn, or 9 miles northwest of Cherokee, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. This severe thunderstorm will be near... Cleghorn and Marcus around 1020 PM CDT. Larrabee...

What the bulletin says to do

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing large hail.

Full official description

Bulletin details

At 1017 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cleghorn, or 9 miles northwest of Cherokee, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. This severe thunderstorm will be near... Cleghorn and Marcus around 1020 PM CDT. Larrabee around 1025 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by the severe thunderstorm include Meriden.

Lifecycle record

Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 8 at 10:17PM CDT until October 8 at 10:30PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 8 at 9:50PM CDT until October 8 at 10:30PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

    Official revision

Source and limitations

Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Sioux Falls SD. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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