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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Friday August 16th, 2024 :: 07:03 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:45PM Friday

SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 702 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Oswego, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Baxter Springs, Columbus, Galena, Lowell, Sherman, West Mineral, Treece, Neutral, Melrose, Riverton, Hallowell, Sherwin, Faulkner, and Stippville. This includes Interstate 44 near mile marker 0.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Address/Location
Cherokee County Emergency Management
110 W Maple St
Columbus, KS 66725

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-429-1857

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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