Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:30PM Sunday ![](/static/Citizen-24_02_1/img/public/msg_expiration.png)
SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 656 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Columbus, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Baxter Springs, Columbus, Cherokee, Weir, Lowell, Scammon, West Mineral, Treece, Roseland, Neutral, Melrose, Riverton, Carona, Skidmore, 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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