Special Weather Statement until 02:30AM Friday 
At 149 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Cherokee, or 9 miles south of Girard, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size 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, Frontenac, Cherokee, Weir, Scammon, Chicopee, West Mineral, Roseland, Beulah, Opolis, Yale, Lawton, Carona, Lone Oak, Skidmore, and Stippville.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CRAWFORD ... CHEROKEE
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Address/Location
Cherokee County Emergency Management
110 W Maple St
Columbus, KS 66725
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-429-1857