| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Cherokee, KS |
| Effective | 6/16/2026, 8:08:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/16/2026, 8:45:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 16 at 8:08PM CDT until June 16 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Details
SVRSGF
The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Eastern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas…
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 807 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Scammon, or
near Columbus, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD…Quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include…
Baxter Springs, Columbus, Galena, Weir, Lowell, Scammon, West
Mineral, Roseland, Neutral, Riverton, Lawton, Carona, Skidmore,
Stippville, and Crestline.
This includes Interstate 44 near mile marker 0.
Instructions
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.
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