BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOW TO NOON cst(Central Standard Time)- THURSDAY…
According to the National Weather Service, a significant winter storm will continue today into Thursday morning with falling snow and strong northerly winds increasing the potential for blizzard conditions across portions of the region. Travel may become difficult if not impossible. Prepare now for prolonged travel disruptions.
Wind chills will fall well below zero Thursday and especially Friday morning. BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 NOW TO NOON CST THURSDAY…
Storm total snow accumulations of 13 to 22 inches and ice accumulations of a light glaze. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph.
Travel will be very difficult to impossible. Widespread blowing snow will significantly reduce visibility.Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. The cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.
Travel should be restricted to emergencies only. If you must travel, have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded, stay with your vehicle. Slow down and use caution while traveling.
The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
Stay tuned to KDOM for all the latest closings and cancellations and the latest weather information.
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Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reported on the 17th at 12:37am A deputy responded to a report of a parent allegedly smoking marijuana in the presence of a teenage child. The caller was an ex-husband from a neighboring state. After investigating, it was determined to be an intentional false report. Later in the afternoon deputies responded to a minor accident and a report of a gas-drive-off from a gas station in Jackson and assisted the Nobles County Sheriffs office at 11:23pm with attemping to locate a juvenile runaway. On the 18th Jackson County Deputies responded to a domestic disturbance and assisted the Nobles County Sheriff’s Office with a Hit & Run investigation they were conducting. At 6:16pm Deputies responded to a Hit & Run at an apartment complex in Jackson. Witnesses said the driver of the vehicle that fled the scene had the odor of alcohol on his breath. As deputies were searching for the vehicle in Jackson, dispatch received another call from the apartment complex that this driver had just returned to the scene. Deputies made contact with the driver. After investigating, a 26 year old male from Lakefield was arrested for DUI. At 11:10pm Deputies assisted the Lakefield Police Department with a domestic disturbance and subsequent arrest.
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Windom Police Department reported a two vehicle accident at the intersection of Highway 60 and Speedway on the 18th at 3:23pm there were no injuries
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Cottonwood County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday. Commissioners moved to make the Veterans Service Officer position a 40-hour per week position and change the office hours to Monday-Thursday 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., effective March 13, 2023, to award Darelyn Harrington the three-year Landfill Farmland lease at $16,551 per year and approve advertising for six seasonal positions for the Public Works Department for the 2023 summer season. Hires were approved and a motion to approve the personnel policy changes as presented and to allow posting for a 30-day comment period. The credit limits on two $1,000 credit cards were increased to $3,000. One card for the Assessor’s Office and one card to the Auditor/Treasurer’s Office.