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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Monday June 8th, 2026 :: 12:51 a.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 08:00AM Monday

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 286 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS CHEROKEE CRAWFORD IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARRY BARTON CHRISTIAN DADE GREENE JASPER LAWRENCE MCDONALD NEWTON STONE TANEY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDERSON, AURORA, BAXTER SPRINGS, BRANSON, CARTHAGE, CASSVILLE, CHICOPEE, CHRISTIAN CENTER, COLUMBUS, CRANE, EDGEWATER BEACH, ELSEY, FORSYTH, GOODMAN, GREENFIELD, HOLLISTER, INDIAN POINT, JOPLIN, KENOMA, KIMBERLING CITY, KIRBYVILLE, LAMAR, LOCKWOOD, LONE OAK, LOWELL, MADRY, MARIONVILLE, MEINERT, MONETT, MOUNT VERNON, NEOSHO, NEUTRAL, NIXA, NOEL, OZARK, OZARK BEACH, PINEVILLE, PITTSBURG, POWERSITE, RIVERTON, ROCKY COMFORT, SELMORE, SHERWIN, SILVER DOLLAR CITY, SOUTH WEST CITY, SPRINGFIELD, AND STIPPVILLE.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... CRAWFORD, KS ... BARRY, MO ... BARTON, MO ... CHRISTIAN, MO ... DADE, MO ... GREENE, MO ... JASPER, MO ... LAWRENCE, MO ... MCDONALD, MO ... NEWTON, MO ... STONE, MO ... TANEY, 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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