Tornadoes Hit Southwestern Missouri

KBIA | By Associated Press

Published October 12, 2021 at 7:23 AM CDT

Cleanup continues after two small tornadoes touched down early Monday in rural areas of southwestern Missouri.

The National Weather Service on Monday confirmed that an EF-1 twister touched down around 1 a.m. in Newton County carrying 90 mph winds. KYTV-TV reports that several trees were uprooted, and a mobile home and farm outbuilding were damaged. The weather service says an EF-0 tornado with winds of 85 mph touched down in Jasper County near Dudenville around 4:45 a.m.

Trees were knocked over, the roof was torn off of a barn, and an irrigation system was damaged. There were no reports of injuries.

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