Special Weather Statement until 10:15PM 
At 920 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Cherokee to near West Mineral to near Chetopa. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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... Columbus, Cherokee, Weir, Scammon, West Mineral, Treece, Roseland, Neutral, Melrose, Carona, Skidmore, Hallowell, Sherwin, Faulkner, and Stippville.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southeastern Kansas.
Address/Location
Cherokee County Emergency Management
110 W Maple St
Columbus, KS 66725
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-429-1857