Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15PM 
SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Southeastern Crawford County in southeastern Kansas... Southern Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Northern Newton County in southwestern Missouri... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 543 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles south of West Mineral to near Columbus to Quapaw, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Joplin, Pittsburg, Carthage, Webb City, Prairie State Park, Carl Junction, Baxter Springs, Frontenac, Columbus, Galena, Oronogo, Carterville, Duquesne, Sarcoxie, Duenweg, Jasper, Diamond, Loma Linda, Cherokee, and Airport Drive. This includes the following highways... Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 32. Interstate 49 between mile markers 27 and 61.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... CRAWFORD, KS ... BARTON, MO ... JASPER, MO ... NEWTON, MO
Instructions:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southeastern Kansas...and southwestern Missouri.
Address/Location
Cherokee County Emergency Management
110 W Maple St
Columbus, KS 66725
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-429-1857