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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Friday April 17th, 2026 :: 08:58 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 09:45PM

SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Crawford County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 945 PM CDT.

* At 856 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Mccune to Oswego to near Chetopa, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Pittsburg, Baxter Springs, Frontenac, Columbus, Galena, Girard, Arma, Cherokee, Weir, Lowell, Sherman, Mulberry, Scammon, Chicopee, Mccune, Franklin, Arcadia, West Mineral, Treece, and Roseland. This includes Interstate 44 near mile marker 0.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... CRAWFORD, KS

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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