Missouri tornado News

Buildings Damaged as Tornadoes Hit Southern Missouri County

The National Weather Service says two tornadoes hit sparsely-populated rural areas of Wright County in southern Missouri as strong storms raked states from Texas north to Iowa. Springfield television station KOLR reports that the tornadoes hit Friday night. The first …

Storm Damages Missouri Country Music Resort Town, Kills 9

A powerful storm system that produced multiple reports of tornadoes and lashed the Midwest early Wednesday roughed up the entertainment resort town of Branson and laid waste to small towns in Illinois and Kansas. At least nine people were killed. …

Storm That Hit Branson Was 22-Mile Tornado

The National Weather Service has confirmed that the heavy damage in the southwestern Missouri town of Branson was caused by a 22-mile-long tornado. The agency’s office in Springfield said an EF2 tornado with maximum speeds of 120 to 130 mph …