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Cherokee County Emergency Management
Sunday July 21st, 2019 :: 09:16 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10:15PM

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

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

* Until 1015 PM CDT.

* At 915 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles north of Mccune to Mound Valley to near Dearing, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Pittsburg... Baxter Springs... Columbus... Galena... Cherokee... Weir... Lowell... Sherman... Scammon... Chicopee... Mccune... West Mineral... Treece... Roseland... Neutral... Melrose... Riverton... Carona... Hallowell... Sherwin... This includes Interstate 44 near mile marker 0.

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

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