Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 03:45PM 
SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Bourbon County in southeastern Kansas... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Crawford County in southeastern Kansas... Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Northern Newton County in southwestern Missouri... Vernon County in west central Missouri... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 345 PM CDT.
* At 246 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Weir, or 7 miles northeast of Columbus, moving northeast at 70 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. Emergency manager reported 4 inch tree limbs down in Cherokee County. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Franklin, Fidelity, Frontenac, Sarcoxie, West Mineral, Farlington, Brazilton, Richards, Metz, Milo, Iron Gates, Boston, Mulberry, Cherokee, Roseland, Nashville, Pawnee Station, Brooklyn Heights, Kenoma, and Lone Oak. This includes the following highways... Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 32. Interstate 49 between mile markers 32 and 106.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BOURBON, KS ... CHEROKEE, KS ... CRAWFORD, KS ... BARTON, MO ... JASPER, MO ... NEWTON, MO ... VERNON, MO
Instructions:
This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. This storm is producing widespread wind damage across southeast Kansas. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows!
Address/Location
Cherokee County Emergency Management
110 W Maple St
Columbus, KS 66725
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-429-1857