FOX 2 toured the erratic path of the storm, which included several roofs blown off or heavily damaged and a giant metal silo that was carried several hundred yards into a cemetery.
We’re talking weeks, months, even longer in all this cleanup,” Nevada’s city manager said. “It’s going to be a massive job.”
Delta Fire Protection District Fire Chief Alvin Frank reports more than 200 structures, and counting, impacted by Wednesday’s severe storms. Destruction ranges from windows blown out of businesses to doors blown out of buildings, missing roofs and damage to several homes.
Jefferson County homeowners say living through another flash flood warning on Friday added to the threat of their roofs caving-in.
The National Weather Service said the tornado - which cut a path through Nevada, Missouri - extended nearly 17 miles and had a width of 600 yards. Maximum wind speeds reached nearly 100 mph.
Here is a video walk through of Delta, Missouri, after a suspected tornado hit on April 2. .Showers and storms have produced 2 to 5 inches of rainfall across most of the Quad State since Wednesday. A few isolated zones have received as much as 8 inches as of early this morning.
It's been 36 hours since an EF-1 tornado passed through Nevada, leaving behind a trail of damage nearly 20 miles long.
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Tornadoes and violent storms struck parts of the South and Midwest on Wednesday, knocking down power lines and trees, ripping roofs off homes, shooting debris thousands of feet into the air, and killing at least one person in southeast Missouri.
First responders say they are receiving reports of damage in an around Nevada, Missouri, after severe storms moved through early Wednesday morning.
Reports of damages caused by the severe weather are coming through after a line of storms moves east through our region.
A powerful tornado touched down in northeastern Arkansas on Wednesday, prompting the issuance of an urgent Tornado Emergency.
NEAR WEST PLAINS, Mo. (KY3) -A National Weather Service survey team confirmed an EF-1 tornado caused damage southwest of West Plains Wednesday afternoon. The tornado stayed on the ground for 1.13 miles. It started near Highway JJ and traveled to County Road 8800.