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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Saturday June 1st, 2019 :: 08:11 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45PM

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Southwestern Crawford County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 759 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of Girard, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Columbus... Girard... Cherokee... Weir... Sherman... Scammon... Chicopee... Mccune... West Mineral... Roseland... Beulah... Carona... Skidmore... Hallowell... Sherwin... Faulkner... Stippville... Crestline...

* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... CRAWFORD, KS

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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