Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45PM Friday 
SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Newton County in southwestern Missouri... McDonald County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 742 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Baxter Springs, moving southeast at 45 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR BAXTER SPRINGS AND NEOSHO. HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and two inch hail. SOURCE...Emergency management. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely.
* Locations impacted include... Southwestern Joplin, Neosho, Big Sugar Creek State Park, Baxter Springs, Columbus, Galena, Seneca, Granby, Anderson, Noel, Dodge, Goodman, South West City, Pineville, Loma Linda, Wheaton, Leawood, Lowell, Silver Creek, and Lanagan. This includes the following highways... Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 7. Interstate 49 between mile markers 1 and 33.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... MCDONALD, MO ... NEWTON, MO
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