Residents across the Deep South are assessing damage Monday after severe storms and tornadoes battered the region for the second consecutive weekend. At least two deaths, one in Mississippi and one in Alabama, have been blamed on the storms. The National Weather Service counted at least seven reports of tornadoes. High winds from thunderstorms knocked…
Randolph County residents recover after EF-1 tornado destroys property
RANDOLPH COUNTY, Mo. – A Randolph County woman is out of the ICU after her daughter found her under debris an EF-1 tornado caused Monday night. Ainesly Hargis, the daughter, told ABC 17 News she just finished running when she heard loud winds that sounded like a freight train, and then saw debris flying in…
National Weather Service confirms tornado hit northern Missouri
A tornado has destroyed homes in northern Missouri’s Randolph County. Local emergency management director Jim Cherrier says the National Weather Service has surveyed the damage to confirm Monday night’s tornado. “A narrow tornado passed from Higbee through Renick, across Highway 63, approximately four miles along Route NN, and sustained maximum winds of approximately 100 miles…