Special Weather Statement until 07:45PM 
At 717 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles north of Hume to near Parsons. Movement was east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Pittsburg, Prairie State Park, Nevada, Fort Scott, Lamar, Frontenac, Girard, Arma, Jasper, Marmaton, Liberal, Cherokee, Weir, Alba, Sheldon, Sherman, Mulberry, Scammon, Purcell, and Chicopee. This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 51 and 107.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BOURBON ... CRAWFORD ... CHEROKEE ... VERNON ... BARTON ... JASPER
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. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for southeastern Kansas...and southwestern and west central Missouri.
Address/Location
Cherokee County Emergency Management
110 W Maple St
Columbus, KS 66725
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-429-1857