Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 8:57PM CDT until April 17 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 6:57pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description:
SVRSGF
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas...
Crawford County in southeastern Kansas...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 856 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Mccune to Oswego to near Chetopa, moving
northeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Pittsburg, Baxter Springs, Frontenac, Columbus, Galena, Girard,
Arma, Cherokee, Weir, Lowell, Sherman, Mulberry, Scammon, Chicopee,
Mccune, Franklin, Arcadia, West Mineral, Treece, and Roseland.
This includes Interstate 44 near mile marker 0.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Cherokee, KS; Crawford, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Springfield MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov