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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Saturday April 4th, 2026 :: 01:52 p.m. CDT

Alert

Frost Advisory until 09:00AM Sunday

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 31 will result in frost formation. Most areas will be in the mid to upper 30s.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Kansas and central, east central, south central, southwest, and west central Missouri.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM CDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BOURBON ... CRAWFORD ... CHEROKEE ... BENTON ... MORGAN ... MILLER ... MARIES ... VERNON ... ST. CLAIR ... HICKORY ... CAMDEN ... PULASKI ... PHELPS ... BARTON ... CEDAR ... POLK ... DALLAS ... LACLEDE ... TEXAS ... DENT ... JASPER ... DADE ... GREENE ... WEBSTER ... WRIGHT ... NEWTON ... LAWRENCE ... CHRISTIAN ... DOUGLAS ... HOWELL ... OZARK

Instructions:

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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:
Minor - Minimal to no known threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Frost Advisory

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