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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Tuesday March 12th, 2024 :: 08:40 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:30PM Tuesday

SVRSGF 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... Southwestern Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Northwestern Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 838 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Weir, or near Pittsburg, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 837 PM, quarter size hail was reported south of Pittsburg, KS near South Highway 170 and East 520 Avenue. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include... Pittsburg, Frontenac, Cherokee, Weir, Scammon, Chicopee, Nashville, Asbury, Waco, Roseland, Beulah, Opolis, Lawton, Lone Oak, and Crestline.

* 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

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