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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Monday May 6th, 2024 :: 10:46 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:30PM Monday

SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

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

* Until 1130 PM CDT.

* At 1042 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of Edna, or 9 miles west of Chetopa, moving northeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Pittsburg, Baxter Springs, Frontenac, Columbus, Galena, Girard, Arma, Cherokee, Weir, Lowell, Sherman, Mulberry, Scammon, Chicopee, Mccune, Franklin, West Mineral, Treece, Roseland, and Neutral. 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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for southeastern Kansas.

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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