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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Saturday June 29th, 2024 :: 06:25 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:15PM Saturday

SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 624 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of West Mineral to near Oswego to near Mound Valley, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Baxter Springs, Sherman, Treece, Melrose, Hallowell, Sherwin, and Faulkner.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS

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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