Kansas Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/15/2026 18:19

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 15 at 8:19PM CDT until April 15 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 15, 2026 - 6:19pm
Expires: 
April 15, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
SVRSGF The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas... Southern Crawford County in southeastern Kansas... * Until 900 PM CDT. * At 819 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of Oswego, moving east at 45 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... Pittsburg, Frontenac, Columbus, Cherokee, Weir, Sherman, Scammon, Chicopee, Mccune, West Mineral, Roseland, Beulah, Opolis, Yale, Lawton, Carona, Lone Oak, Skidmore, Hallowell, and Sherwin.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for southeastern Kansas.
Area Description: 
Cherokee, KS; Crawford, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov