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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Thursday June 11th, 2026 :: 08:08 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45PM

SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Northwestern Newton County in southwestern Missouri...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 807 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Baxter Springs, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 803 pm, fire department reported quarter sized hail south of Baxter Springs. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Southern Joplin, Neosho, Baxter Springs, Galena, Diamond, Loma Linda, Leawood, Lowell, Silver Creek, Shoal Creek Drive, Saginaw, Redings Mill, Grand Falls Plaza, Shoal Creek Estates, Dennis Acres, and Cliff Village. This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 7.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... NEWTON, MO

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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