Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:00PM 
SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 500 PM CDT.
* At 406 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Chetopa, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Baxter Springs, Columbus, Galena, Lowell, Treece, Neutral, Melrose, Riverton, Lawton, Sherwin, Faulkner, Crestline, Stippville, and Skidmore. This includes Interstate 44 near mile marker 0.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southeastern Kansas.
Address/Location
Cherokee County Emergency Management
110 W Maple St
Columbus, KS 66725
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-429-1857