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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Tuesday April 28th, 2026 :: 01:38 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 02:15PM

SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

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

* Until 215 PM CDT.

* At 137 PM CDT, a new severe thunderstorm was located over Chetopa, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* Locations impacted include... Pittsburg, Baxter Springs, Columbus, Galena, Weir, Lowell, Scammon, Treece, Roseland, Neutral, Melrose, Riverton, Lawton, Carona, Skidmore, Hallowell, Sherwin, Faulkner, Stippville, and Crestline.

* 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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