Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:15PM Saturday ![](/static/Citizen-24_02_1/img/public/msg_expiration.png)
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