Special Weather Statement until 09:15AM 
At 834 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles east of Weir to near Baxter Springs to near Welch. Movement was southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Southern Joplin, Neosho, Baxter Springs, Galena, Seneca, Granby, Duquesne, Diamond, Loma Linda, Leawood, Lowell, Silver Creek, Shoal Creek Drive, Saginaw, Redings Mill, Treece, Grand Falls Plaza, Shoal Creek Estates, Dennis Acres, and Cliff Village. This includes the following highways... Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 9. Interstate 49 between mile markers 17 and 35.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE ... NEWTON
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