Special Weather Statement until 03:15AM 
At 232 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Mccune to 6 miles southwest of West Mineral to near Chetopa. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Pittsburg, Baxter Springs, Frontenac, Columbus, Galena, Cherokee, Weir, Lowell, Sherman, Scammon, Chicopee, Mccune, West Mineral, Treece, Roseland, Neutral, Melrose, Beulah, Riverton, and Yale.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CRAWFORD ... CHEROKEE
Instructions:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized 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