Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 07:15PM 
SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Southeastern Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Northern Newton County in southwestern Missouri... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 715 PM CDT.
* At 607 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Carl Junction, or 7 miles northwest of Joplin, moving east at 35 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.
* Locations impacted include... Joplin, Carthage, Webb City, Carl Junction, Lamar, Baxter Springs, Columbus, Galena, Oronogo, Carterville, Duquesne, Sarcoxie, Duenweg, Jasper, Golden City, Airport Drive, Leawood, Lowell, Silver Creek, and Alba. This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 5 and 32.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... BARTON, MO ... 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 this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southeastern Kansas...and southwestern Missouri.
Address/Location
Cherokee County Emergency Management
110 W Maple St
Columbus, KS 66725
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 620-429-1857