“Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00AM” from Cherokee County Emergency Management : Nixle

Friday September 8th, 2023 :: 05:23 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00AM

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

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

* Until 600 AM CDT.

* At 522 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Oswego, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include... Columbus, Sherman, Treece, Neutral, Melrose, Hallowell, Sherwin, Faulkner, Stippville and Crestline.

* 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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