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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Tuesday April 28th, 2026 :: 12:08 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 06:00PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 169 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS CHEROKEE CRAWFORD IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSOURI CAMDEN HICKORY MARIES MILLER IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARTON CEDAR THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARNICA, AURORA SPRINGS, BAXTER SPRINGS, CAMDENTON, CAPLINGER MILLS, CEDAR SPRINGS, CHICOPEE, COLUMBUS, CROSS TIMBERS, DECATURVILLE, EL DORADO SPRINGS, ELDON, FILLEY, HERMITAGE, KENOMA, LAKE OZARK, LAMAR, LONE OAK, LOWELL, NEUTRAL, OSAGE BEACH, PITTSBURG, PITTSBURG, QUINCY, RIVERTON, ROACH, SHERWIN, STIPPVILLE, STOCKTON, VICHY, VILLAGE OF FOUR SEASONS, WEAUBLEAU, AND WHEATLAND.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... CRAWFORD, KS ... BARTON, MO ... CAMDEN, MO ... CEDAR, MO ... HICKORY, MO ... MARIES, MO ... MILLER, 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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