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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Sunday April 28th, 2024 :: 01:14 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:15AM Sunday

SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Newton County in southwestern Missouri... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 215 AM CDT.

* At 112 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Oswego to near Afton to near Locust Grove, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Joplin, Carthage, Neosho, Webb City, Carl Junction, Baxter Springs, Columbus, Galena, Oronogo, Seneca, Granby, Carterville, Duquesne, Sarcoxie, Duenweg, Jasper, Diamond, Loma Linda, Cherokee, and Airport Drive. This includes the following highways... Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 31. Interstate 49 between mile markers 15 and 56.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... JASPER, MO ... NEWTON, MO

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for southeastern Kansas...and southwestern Missouri.

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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