Tornado sirens sounded in several Missouri communities Friday night – bringing rain, hail, flooding, heavy winds, and rotation along with them. The National Weather Service is out assessing damage as a result of possible twisters in the Kansas City area of Belton, Warren and Lincoln Counties by St. Louis, as well as the Fulton area in mid-Missouri and further south near the Lake of the Ozarks.
In Belton, a twister reportedly ripped through and damaged several homes and neighborhoods – knocking out power to about 4,000 residents. Rain hammered nearby Kansas City – causing flooding along interstates Friday night.
Flooding and power outages continue to be a problem today for Missourians in several locations around the state, including Belton, central Missouri, and further south by the Lake of the Ozarks and west to Joplin.
Missourinet affiliate KTKS in Versailles reports significant damage in the Morgan County community of Stover and in the Benton County town of Warsaw. Teams will be out assessing the damage to determine if the damage was a result of straight-line winds or a tornado.
Storms there dropped heavy rain and high winds, causing several trees and power poles to come crashing down. There have been several reports of damaged buildings and roofs in the Stover and Ivy Bend areas. More than 3,000 outages have been reported in Benton County, about 2,800 in Morgan County, and nearly 2,000 in the Camdenton area. Fewer than 100 outages have been reported in both Miller and Moniteau counties.
Missourinet affiliate KCHI in Chillicothe reports tornado warnings and lowering rotation there, but no touchdowns and no damage reported.
In another northwest Missouri community, St. Joseph radio station KFEQ reports heavy rain and hail fell, along with tornado warnings blaring. No significant damage has been reported.
According to MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map, 23 roads around the state are currently closed due to flooding. The roads impacted are in Adair, Barton, Henry, Jasper, Johnson, LaFayette, Macon, Morgan, Pike and Shelby Counties.
On Friday afternoon, Gov. Mike Kehoe signed an executive order declaring a State of Emergency in Missouri. The order allows the state to prepare and respond to communities impacted by severe weather.
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