Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45PM
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Southwestern Crawford County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 610 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Girard to near Oswego to near South Coffeyville, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Baxter Springs, Columbus, Galena, Cherokee, Weir, Lowell, Sherman, Scammon, Mccune, West Mineral, Treece, Roseland, Neutral, Melrose, Riverton, Lawton, Carona, Skidmore, Hallowell and Sherwin. This includes Interstate 44 near mile marker 0.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... CRAWFORD, 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