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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Wednesday June 18th, 2025 :: 01:07 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:00AM Wednesday

SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Northern Newton County in southwestern Missouri... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 200 AM CDT.

* At 106 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Edna to near Afton, moving northeast at 55 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.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Treece around 120 AM CDT. Baxter Springs and Columbus around 125 AM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Seneca, Galena, Scammon, Joplin, Neosho, Carl Junction, Weir, Leawood, Silver Creek, Shoal Creek Drive, Saginaw, Webb City, Oronogo, Carterville, Duquesne, Duenweg, Carthage, Granby, Diamond, Alba and Purcell.

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

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, 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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