Special Weather Statement until 06:30AM 
At 554 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Baxter Springs, moving east at 20 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... Joplin, Carthage, Neosho, Webb City, Carl Junction, Baxter Springs, Galena, Granby, Carterville, Duquesne, Duenweg, Diamond, Loma Linda, Airport Drive, Leawood, Lowell, Silver Creek, Shoal Creek Drive, Saginaw, and Fidelity. This includes the following highways... Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 27. Interstate 49 between mile markers 16 and 40.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE ... JASPER ... NEWTON
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