490
WWUS53 KSGF 270243
SVSSGF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
943 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026
KSC021-037-270315-
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CHEROKEE KS-CRAWFORD KS-
943 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR NORTHERN
CHEROKEE AND SOUTH CENTRAL CRAWFORD COUNTIES...
AT 943 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR COLUMBUS, MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
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...
COLUMBUS, CHEROKEE, WEIR, SHERMAN, SCAMMON, CHICOPEE, MCCUNE, WEST
MINERAL, ROSELAND, LAWTON, CARONA, SKIDMORE, AND STIPPVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3735 9507 3741 9474 3721 9462 3717 9508
3724 9507 3726 9508 3728 9507
TIME...MOT...LOC 0243Z 260DEG 18KT 3720 9493
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
CAMDEN
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