A deadly storm system swept across Missouri on Wednesday, killing at least three people in the southwestern part of the state.
A deadly storm system swept across Missouri on Wednesday, killing at least three people in the southwestern part of the state and causing extensive damage and injuring multiple people in the capital city.
"At this time, we are still trying to determine exactly how much damage we have," he said."We are still working very hard to identify any injured people and any places that we need to put more additional personnel."The National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency for the Jefferson City area at 11:43 p.m., and the tornado hit shortly after that, said Jim Sieveking, science and operations officer for the weather service’s St. Louis office.
The Missouri Department of Public Safety tweeted that extensive damage had been reported along Ellis Boulevard near Highway 54, including downed power lines. It said that first-responders were going door-to-door.
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