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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Tuesday April 29th, 2025 :: 07:16 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:15AM

SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 815 AM CDT.

* At 715 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Altamont to near Edna to 8 miles northeast of New Alluwe, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Baxter Springs, Neutral, Melrose, Riverton, Roseland, Treece, Lawton, Scammon, Carona, West Mineral, Skidmore, Hallowell, Lowell, Galena, Sherwin, Columbus, Sherman, Faulkner, Stippville, and Crestline.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS

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

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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