Tornado Warning until 06:00PM
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Tornado Warning for... Northern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Southern Crawford County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 600 PM CDT.
* At 537 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Mccune, or 13 miles southwest of Girard, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include... Pittsburg... Frontenac... Cherokee... Weir... Sherman... Scammon... Chicopee... Mccune... West Mineral... Roseland... Beulah... Opolis... Carona... Lone Oak...
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... CRAWFORD, KS
Instructions:
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. 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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP CRAWFORD followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Extreme - Extraordinary 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:
- Tornado Warning