Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 01:45PM
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... Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Northwestern Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 145 PM CDT.
* At 1241 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Weir, or near Pittsburg, moving northeast at 30 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... Pittsburg, Prairie State Park, Lamar, Frontenac, Jasper, Liberal, Cherokee, Weir, Mulberry, Chicopee, Nashville, Mindenmines, Asbury, Lamar Heights, Waco, Irwin, Burgess, Yale, Hannon and Boston. This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 56 and 76.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... CRAWFORD, KS ... BARTON, MO ... JASPER, 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