Special Weather Statement until 12:30AM Saturday 
At 1206 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Seneca, or 13 miles east of Miami, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Joplin, Carthage, Neosho, Webb City, Big Sugar Creek State Park, Carl Junction, Baxter Springs, Columbus, Galena, Oronogo, Seneca, Granby, Anderson, Carterville, Noel, Duquesne, Dodge, Sarcoxie, Goodman, and Duenweg. This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 32.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE ... JASPER ... NEWTON ... MCDONALD
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside 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