Special Weather Statement until 08:30PM 
At 804 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Scammon, or 7 miles north of Columbus, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Joplin, Carthage, Webb City, Carl Junction, Baxter Springs, Columbus, Galena, Oronogo, Carterville, Duquesne, Cherokee, Airport Drive, Weir, Lowell, Scammon, Asbury, West Mineral, Brooklyn Heights, Waco, and Roseland. This includes Interstate 44 near mile marker 0.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE ... JASPER
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