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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Wednesday April 5th, 2023 :: 02:50 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:30AM

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 330 AM CDT.

* At 249 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Oswego, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Baxter Springs, Columbus, Galena, Cherokee, Weir, Lowell, Sherman, Scammon, West Mineral, Roseland, Neutral, Melrose, Riverton, Lawton, Carona, Skidmore, Hallowell, Sherwin, Faulkner and Stippville.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, 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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