Wednesday, July 1, 2015

LIVE: Strong Storms Spawn Tornadoes in Missouri

By Kevin Byrne, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
July 1,2015; 10:18PM,EDT
 
 
Severe storms are threatening the Mississippi River Valley on Wednesday evening.
"The threat for tornadoes will continue across western and central Missouri through the first half of the night, especially between Kansas City and Jefferson City, south to Springfield and Rolla," AccuWeather Meteorologist Carl Erickson said. Large hail and damaging wind gusts are also the primary threats, he added.
The threat will shift from tornadoes to more of a flash flooding and damaging wind event late tonight into Thursday morning, as the storms move southeast into southern Missouri, northern Arkansas, southern Illinois and possibly into western parts of Kentucky and Tennessee, according to Erickson.

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UPDATES: (All times are listed in CDT)
9:43 p.m. CDT Wednesday: 35 roads closed due to flooding in Missouri, the Missouri Department of Transportation reported.

9:16 p.m. CDT Wednesday: Shelf cloud seen in Greenwood, Missouri.

Marcus Mikkelsen @MARCUSMARC
@reedtimmerTVN From my porch in Greenwood, MO about an hour ago.
9:14 p.m. CDT Wednesday: More than 12,000 Missouri customers are without lights due to storms, utilities report.
8:46 p.m. CDT Wednesday: A view of tornado-warned storm near Kansas City from Osage County, Kansas.
Jo B. @jobabs_69
View of the Kansas City-area tornado-warned storm from 70 mi west in Osage County, KS @USWeatherExpert

8:42 p.m. CDT Wednesday: More than 5,400 Ameren Missouri customers without power, the utility reports.
8:27 p.m. CDT Wednesday: Numerous roads closed due to flash flooding in southern Pulaski County, Kentucky, according to the 911 call center.
8:14 p.m. CDT Wednesday: At 8:05 p.m. CDT, a tornado was confirmed between Highway 7 and Highway 58, southeast of Plesant Hill, Missouri.

8:08 p.m. CDT Wednesday: A rotating wall cloud near Plesant Hill, Missouri. Residents in the area need to take shelter immediately.

Reed Timmer @reedtimmerTVN
.@breakingweather mesocyclone /rotating wall cloud over Pleasant Hill, MO ~ radar site 15 min ago via @stormchasetv
8:07 p.m. CDT Wednesday: Strong storms moving into St.Louis. The St. Louis Cardinals game is currently in a weather delay.

#VoteSTL ✔ @Cardinals
Unplayable weather and dark rain clouds continue to push in toward Busch Stadium from the West.
7:51 p.m. CDT Wednesday: An screenshot of a tornado that was confirmed near Lee's Summit, Missouri earlier this evening.

Andrea Butera @AndreaButera
Here's a screen grab of the in Jackson County, MO just a few min ago. Ctsy of @41ActionNews (KSHB)
7:48 p.m. CDT Wednesday: A funnel cloud was observed 3 miles northeast of Pleasant Hill, Missouri, according to the National Weather Service.
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