Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 11:00PM 
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Southeastern Crawford County in southeastern Kansas... Southern Barton County in southwestern Missouri... Newton County in southwestern Missouri... Jasper County in southwestern Missouri...
* Until 1100 PM CDT.
* At 953 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Mindenmines to 7 miles southeast of Weir to near Chetopa, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Joplin... Pittsburg... Carthage... Neosho... Webb City... Carl Junction... Frontenac... Galena... Oronogo... Seneca... Granby... Carterville... Duquesne... Sarcoxie... Duenweg... Jasper... Diamond... Golden City... Loma Linda... Airport Drive... This includes the following highways... Interstate 44 between mile markers 0 and 32. Interstate 49 between mile markers 16 and 63.
* AFFECTED AREAS: NEWTON, MO ... BARTON, MO ... CHEROKEE, KS ... JASPER, MO ... 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