Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:00AM Sunday 
SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Newton County in southwestern Missouri... Southern Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until midnight CDT.
* At 1053 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Carthage to 6 miles northwest of Baxter Springs to 8 miles south of Edna, moving southeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. Multiple reports of wind gusts up to 70 mph have been received with this line of storms. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include... Joplin, Carthage, Neosho, Webb City, Baxter Springs, Galena, Seneca, Granby, Carterville, Duquesne, Sarcoxie, Duenweg, Diamond, Loma Linda, Airport Drive, Leawood, Lowell, Silver Creek, Fairview, and Shoal Creek Drive. This includes Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 31.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... JASPER, MO ... NEWTON, MO
Instructions:
This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. These storms are producing widespread wind damage across southeast Kansas and extreme southwest Missouri. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows! Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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
