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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Friday April 3rd, 2026 :: 09:44 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 05:00AM Saturday

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 95 UNTIL 5 AM CDT SATURDAY WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 93. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS CHEROKEE IN MISSOURI THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI HICKORY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARTON CEDAR DADE JASPER MCDONALD NEWTON IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI ST. CLAIR VERNON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDERSON, APPLETON CITY, ARNICA, BAXTER SPRINGS, CAPLINGER MILLS, CARTHAGE, CEDAR SPRINGS, COLUMBUS, CROSS TIMBERS, EL DORADO SPRINGS, FILLEY, GOODMAN, GREENFIELD, HERMITAGE, JOHNSON CITY, JOPLIN, KENOMA, LAMAR, LOCKWOOD, LOWELL, MEINERT, NEOSHO, NEUTRAL, NEVADA, NOEL, PINEVILLE, PITTSBURG, QUINCY, RIVERTON, ROCKY COMFORT, SHERWIN, SOUTH WEST CITY, STIPPVILLE, STOCKTON, TIFFIN, WEAUBLEAU, AND WHEATLAND.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... BARTON, MO ... CEDAR, MO ... DADE, MO ... HICKORY, MO ... JASPER, MO ... MCDONALD, MO ... NEWTON, MO ... ST. CLAIR, MO ... VERNON, MO

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:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch

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