Special Weather Statement until 02:15AM Thursday 
At 124 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Frontenac to Oswego to near South Coffeyville. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Joplin, Pittsburg, Webb City, Carl Junction, Baxter Springs, Frontenac, Columbus, Galena, Oronogo, Carterville, Duquesne, Arma, Duenweg, Cherokee, Airport Drive, Weir, Leawood, Lowell, Silver Creek, and Sherman. This includes the following highways... Interstate 44 between mile markers 1 and 13. Interstate 49 between mile markers 34 and 35.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CRAWFORD ... CHEROKEE ... JASPER ... NEWTON
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
Address/Location
Cherokee County Emergency Management
110 W Maple St
Columbus, KS 66725
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-429-1857