Tornado Strikes Golden City MO

An unstated "law enforcement" agency reported "major structural damage in the Golden City area" due to a large tornado passing in or close to that town shortly after 9 pm..

Golden City is a small town with a population of about 765 people- located in southeastern Barton county MO or about 30 miles northeast of Joplin.

As of 1:45 a.m. Thursday morning- it was reported by Barton county officials that 3 people had died in Golden City with no reports on the number of injuries.

The storm is part of a large area of severe storms from east-central and northeast Oklahoma- southeast and east Kansas and western and southwestern Missouri.