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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Sunday June 8th, 2025 :: 04:54 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:45PM

SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Southeastern Crawford County in southeastern Kansas... Southwestern Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 545 PM CDT.

* At 452 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast of Pittsburg, moving southeast at 10 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, Carl Junction, Galena, Oronogo, Carterville, Duquesne, Duenweg, Jasper, Airport Drive, Alba, Purcell, Nashville, Carytown, Fidelity, Asbury, Neck City, and Brooklyn Heights. This includes the following highways... Interstate 44 between mile markers 9 and 16. Interstate 49 between mile markers 37 and 58.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... CRAWFORD, KS ... BARTON, MO ... JASPER, MO

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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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