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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Monday December 19th, 2022 :: 02:22 p.m. CST

Advisory

Wind Chill Watch until 12:00PM Saturday

* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills possible. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Kansas. Portions of central, east central, south central, and southwest Missouri.

* WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CRAWFORD ... CHEROKEE ... MARIES ... HICKORY ... CAMDEN ... PULASKI ... PHELPS ... BARTON ... CEDAR ... POLK ... DALLAS ... LACLEDE ... TEXAS ... DENT ... JASPER ... DADE ... GREENE ... WEBSTER ... WRIGHT ... NEWTON ... LAWRENCE ... CHRISTIAN ... DOUGLAS ... HOWELL ... SHANNON ... MCDONALD ... BARRY ... STONE ... TANEY ... OZARK ... OREGON

Instructions:

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation.

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:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Wind Chill Watch

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