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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Monday September 20th, 2021 :: 08:21 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:00PM Monday

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

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

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 821 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pittsburg, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Pittsburg... Frontenac... Cherokee... Weir... Scammon... Chicopee... West Mineral... Roseland... Lone Oak... Skidmore... Opolis... Carona...

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

Instructions:

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

Address/Location
Cherokee County Emergency Management
110 W Maple St
Columbus, KS 66725

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-429-1857

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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