Tornado warning issued for Cherokee, Crawford counties

Tornado Warning
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Springfield MO
537 PM CDT Tue Apr 28 2020

The National Weather Service in Springfield has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Cherokee County in southeastern Kansas...
  Southern Crawford County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 537 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Mccune, or 13 miles southwest of Girard, moving
  east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Pittsburg...                      Frontenac...
  Cherokee...                       Weir...
  Sherman...                        Scammon...
  Chicopee...                       Mccune...
  West Mineral...                   Roseland...
  Beulah...                         Opolis...
  Carona...                         Lone Oak...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.