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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Wednesday May 8th, 2024 :: 12:04 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Tornado Watch until 07:00PM Wednesday

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 205 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS CHEROKEE IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI HOWELL OREGON SHANNON IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARRY CHRISTIAN DOUGLAS JASPER LAWRENCE MCDONALD NEWTON OZARK STONE TANEY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALTON, ANDERSON, AURORA, AVA, BAXTER SPRINGS, BIRCH TREE, BRANSON, CARTHAGE, CASSVILLE, CHRISTIAN CENTER, COLUMBUS, COUCH, CRANE, DOGWOOD, EDGEWATER BEACH, ELSEY, FORSYTH, GOODHOPE, GOODMAN, GREER, HOLLISTER, INDIAN POINT, JOPLIN, KIMBERLING CITY, KIRBYVILLE, LOWELL, MADRY, MARIONVILLE, MONETT, MONTIER, MOUNT VERNON, NEOSHO, NEUTRAL, NIXA, NOEL, OZARK, OZARK BEACH, PINEVILLE, POMONA, POTTERSVILLE, POWERSITE, RIVERTON, ROCKY COMFORT, ROME, SELMORE, SHERWIN, SILOAM SPRINGS, SILVER DOLLAR CITY, SOUTH FORK, SOUTH WEST CITY, SQUIRES, STIPPVILLE, TERESITA, THAYER, THOMASVILLE, VANZANT, WASOLA, WEST PLAINS, WHITE CHURCH, WILDERNESS, AND WINONA.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... BARRY, MO ... CHRISTIAN, MO ... DOUGLAS, MO ... HOWELL, MO ... JASPER, MO ... LAWRENCE, MO ... MCDONALD, MO ... NEWTON, MO ... OREGON, MO ... OZARK, MO ... SHANNON, MO ... STONE, MO ... TANEY, MO

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:
Extreme - Extraordinary threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Tornado Watch

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