Kansas Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/16/2026 18:50

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 16 at 8:50PM CDT until June 16 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 16, 2026 - 6:50pm
Expires: 
June 16, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description: 
SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... * Until 915 PM CDT. * At 850 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Columbus, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. * Locations impacted include... Galena, Lowell, Riverton, Crestline, and Lawton. This includes Interstate 44 near mile marker 0.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Cherokee, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov