Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:15AM
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Bourbon County in southeastern Kansas... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Crawford County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 815 AM CDT.
* At 708 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Colony to near Dearing, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Pittsburg... Fort Scott... Baxter Springs... Frontenac... Columbus... Galena... Girard... Arma... Marmaton... Cherokee... Weir... Lowell... Sherman... Mulberry... Scammon... Chicopee... Mccune... Franklin... Bronson... Arcadia... This includes Interstate 44 near mile marker 0.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, KS ... CRAWFORD, KS ... BOURBON, KS
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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