Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45PM 
SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Southeastern Crawford County in southeastern Kansas... Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 845 PM CST.
* At 803 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Mindenmines to 8 miles northwest of Purcell to near Columbus, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Joplin, Pittsburg, Carthage, Webb City, Prairie State Park, Carl Junction, Lamar, Frontenac, Columbus, Galena, Oronogo, Carterville, Duquesne, Duenweg, Jasper, Golden City, Liberal, Airport Drive, Alba, and Purcell. This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 10 and 32.
* 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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CST for southeastern Kansas...and southwestern and west central Missouri.
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
