Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:00PM
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Bourbon County in southeastern Kansas... Northeastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Eastern Crawford County in southeastern Kansas... Western Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Southwestern Vernon County in west central Missouri... Northwestern Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 200 PM CST.
* At 111 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Weir, or 9 miles northeast of Columbus, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include... Pittsburg, Prairie State Park, Frontenac, Girard, Arma, Liberal, Cherokee, Weir, Sheldon, Mulberry, Scammon, Chicopee, Nashville, Mindenmines, Franklin, Arcadia, Bronaugh, Asbury, Lamar Heights and Waco. This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 67 and 80.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BOURBON, KS ... CHEROKEE, KS ... CRAWFORD, KS ... BARTON, MO ... JASPER, MO ... VERNON, MO
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