Tornado Strikes Missouri Capitol Jefferson City

A significant tornado has struck parts of Jefferson City.


The tornado struck around 11:45 p.m. late Wednesday night after having moved northeast from an earlier strike in or near Eldon MO..


Major damage and multiple injuries have been reported by several public agencies.


Scanner traffic from the JCFD is revealing numerous rescues and evacuations in progress.

https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/22651/webflash


The number of injured or if anyone has died was unknown as of 1:45 a.m. Thursday morning.


Thursday morning the situation became more clear ... officials report about "two dozen" injuries but "no fatalities."

Damage videos showed a tornado strength of EF-1 to EF-3.

Fortunately- warnings were issued some time in advance of the storm and the tornado itself wasn't stronger.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=hlwdBIpKRqo

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.