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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Wednesday June 26th, 2024 :: 05:09 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:00AM

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... Southwestern Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Newton County in southwestern Missouri... Western Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 600 AM CDT.

* At 507 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Liberal to 6 miles southwest of Girard to near Galesburg, moving southeast at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Joplin, Pittsburg, Carthage, Neosho, Webb City, Prairie State Park, Carl Junction, Baxter Springs, Frontenac, Columbus, Galena, Girard, Oronogo, Seneca, Granby, Carterville, Duquesne, Arma, Duenweg, and Diamond. This includes the following highways... Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 22. Interstate 49 between mile markers 15 and 45.

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