Special Weather Statement until 06:45PM 
At 614 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mindenmines, or near Pittsburg, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Pittsburg, Prairie State Park, Lamar, Frontenac, Jasper, Liberal, Purcell, Chicopee, Nashville, Mindenmines, Carytown, Asbury, Neck City, Lamar Heights, Waco, Irwin, Oakton, Beulah, Opolis, and Yale. This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 51 and 75.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CRAWFORD ... CHEROKEE ... BARTON ... JASPER
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM 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