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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Friday April 17th, 2026 :: 08:47 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 02:00AM Saturday

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 132 UNTIL 2 AM CDT SATURDAY WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF TORNADO WATCH 130. 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 3 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI MARIES IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARTON CEDAR THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARNICA, BAXTER SPRINGS, CAPLINGER MILLS, CEDAR SPRINGS, COLUMBUS, EL DORADO SPRINGS, FILLEY, KENOMA, LAMAR, LOWELL, NEUTRAL, RIVERTON, SHERWIN, STIPPVILLE, STOCKTON, AND VICHY.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... BARTON, MO ... CEDAR, MO ... MARIES, 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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