Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:30PM Tuesday
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Northwestern Newton County in southwestern Missouri... Northwestern Lawrence County in southwestern Missouri... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri... Southwestern Dade County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 651 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Lamar to near West Mineral to 6 miles west of Edna, moving southeast at 40 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... Joplin, Carthage, Webb City, Carl Junction, Baxter Springs, Columbus, Galena, Oronogo, Carterville, Duquesne, Duenweg, Jasper, Loma Linda, Cherokee, Airport Drive, Weir, Leawood, Lowell, Silver Creek and Alba. This includes the following highways... Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 27. Interstate 49 between mile markers 31 and 56.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... DADE, MO ... JASPER, MO ... LAWRENCE, MO ... NEWTON, 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