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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Monday November 2nd, 2026 :: 07:35 p.m. CST

Alert

Tornado Watch until 03:00AM Tuesday

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 703 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS CHEROKEE CRAWFORD IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI BARTON JASPER MCDONALD NEWTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDERSON, BAXTER SPRINGS, CARTHAGE, CHICOPEE, COLUMBUS, GOODMAN, JOPLIN, KENOMA, LAMAR, LONE OAK, LOWELL, NEOSHO, NEUTRAL, NOEL, PINEVILLE, PITTSBURG, RIVERTON, ROCKY COMFORT, SHERWIN, SOUTH WEST CITY, AND STIPPVILLE.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... CRAWFORD, KS ... BARTON, MO ... JASPER, MO ... MCDONALD, MO ... NEWTON, 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:
Extreme - Extraordinary 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:
Tornado Watch

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