“Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:15PM” from Crawford County KS : Nixle

Tuesday August 6th, 2019 :: 06:40 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:15PM

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Southeastern Crawford County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 636 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cherokee, or 8 miles southwest of Pittsburg, moving south at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Pittsburg... Baxter Springs... Columbus... Galena... Cherokee... Weir... Lowell... Scammon... Chicopee... Treece... Roseland... Neutral... Riverton... Carona... Skidmore... Stippville... Crestline... This includes Interstate 44 near mile marker 0.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... CRAWFORD, KS

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Crawford County KS
131 E Prairie St
Girard, KS 66743

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-724-7156

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Alert Details

Severity:: Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:: Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:: Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:: Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:: Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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