⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Cherokee, KS – Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 16 at 8:50PM CDT until June 16 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO

Details

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.

Instructions

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.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.