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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Friday April 17th, 2026 :: 01:43 p.m. CDT

Alert

Tornado Watch until 09:00PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 130 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS BOURBON CHEROKEE CRAWFORD IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARTON IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI ST. CLAIR VERNON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF APPLETON CITY, BAXTER SPRINGS, CHICOPEE, COLUMBUS, FORT SCOTT, JOHNSON CITY, KENOMA, LAMAR, LONE OAK, LOWELL, NEUTRAL, NEVADA, PAWNEE STATION, PITTSBURG, RIVERTON, SHERWIN, STIPPVILLE, AND TIFFIN.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BOURBON, KS ... CHEROKEE, KS ... CRAWFORD, KS ... BARTON, 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:
Extreme - Extraordinary 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:
Tornado Watch

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