Special Weather Statement until 09:00AM 
At 824 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Fort Scott to near Mulberry to near Weir. Movement was east at 50 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, Carthage, Webb City, Prairie State Park, Carl Junction, Lamar, Frontenac, Columbus, Galena, Oronogo, Carterville, Duquesne, Arma, Sarcoxie, Duenweg, Jasper, Golden City, Liberal, and Airport Drive. This includes the following highways... Interstate 44 between mile markers 10 and 32. Interstate 49 between mile markers 36 and 82.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CRAWFORD ... CHEROKEE ... VERNON ... BARTON ... JASPER
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms 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