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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Friday June 6th, 2025 :: 05:48 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:30AM

SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Northwestern Newton County in southwestern Missouri... Southwestern Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 630 AM CDT.

* At 547 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Baxter Springs, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Joplin, Webb City, Carl Junction, Baxter Springs, Columbus, Galena, Oronogo, Duquesne, Loma Linda, Airport Drive, Leawood, Lowell, Silver Creek, Shoal Creek Drive, Saginaw, Redings Mill, Grand Falls Plaza, Shoal Creek Estates, Dennis Acres, and Cliff Village. This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 9.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... JASPER, MO ... NEWTON, MO

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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