Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:30AM
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Southern Crawford County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 830 AM CDT.
* At 736 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located over far western Crawford and western Cherokee counties, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Pittsburg... Baxter Springs... Frontenac... Columbus... Galena... Girard... Arma... Cherokee... Weir... Lowell... Sherman... Mulberry... Scammon... Chicopee... Mccune... Franklin... West Mineral... Treece... Roseland... Neutral... 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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