Kansas Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/16/2026 18:08

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 16 at 8:08PM CDT until June 16 at 8:45PM CDT by NWS Springfield MO
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 16, 2026 - 6:08pm
Expires: 
June 16, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description: 
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.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Cherokee, KS
Forcast Office: 
NWS Springfield MO