Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:30PM
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 830 PM CDT.
* At 739 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Scammon, or 7 miles north of Columbus, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Baxter Springs... Columbus... Galena... Cherokee... Weir... Lowell... Scammon... West Mineral... Treece... Roseland... Picher... Neutral... Riverton... Lawton... Carona... Skidmore... Hallowell... Sherwin... Stippville... Crestline... This includes Interstate 44 near mile marker 0.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, 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