Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 04:00AM Thursday 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 697 UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH 695. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS BOURBON CHEROKEE CRAWFORD IN MISSOURI THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARTON JASPER NEWTON IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI VERNON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BAXTER SPRINGS, CARTHAGE, CHICOPEE, COLUMBUS, FORT SCOTT, JOPLIN, KENOMA, LAMAR, LONE OAK, LOWELL, NEOSHO, NEUTRAL, NEVADA, PAWNEE STATION, PITTSBURG, RIVERTON, SHERWIN, AND STIPPVILLE.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BOURBON, KS ... CHEROKEE, KS ... CRAWFORD, KS ... BARTON, MO ... JASPER, MO ... NEWTON, MO ... VERNON, MO
Address/Location
Cherokee County Emergency Management
110 W Maple St
Columbus, KS 66725
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-429-1857