Crews worked overnight to restore service after a line of supercells produced damaging wind and at least two confirmed tornadoes.
A powerful line of supercell thunderstorms swept across central Missouri overnight, leaving more than 47,000 homes and businesses without power and producing at least two confirmed tornadoes by early Friday morning.
The National Weather Service in St. Louis confirmed an EF-2 tornado touched down near Boonville and a second, weaker tornado was tracked through rural Cooper County. Survey teams are in the field assessing additional damage reports from Moniteau and Cole counties.
Utility crews from Ameren Missouri and several rural electric cooperatives worked through the night to restore service, with mutual-aid teams arriving from Illinois and Arkansas. Officials warned that hardest-hit pockets may not see power restored until late Saturday.
Damaging straight-line winds, measured above 80 mph at one observing site, downed trees and power lines along a path stretching from Sedalia through Jefferson City and into Columbia. No fatalities had been reported as of Friday morning, though several injuries were treated at area hospitals.
The State Emergency Management Agency activated its operations center and is coordinating with local jurisdictions on debris removal and shelter needs. Forecasters say a second, weaker round of storms is possible Saturday afternoon.
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