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