National Weather Service confirms EF-2 tornado in Callaway County on Sunday

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-2 tornado touched down in southern Callaway County on Sunday.

Severe storms caused damage and power outages throughout Mid-Missouri on Sunday, with many areas still feeling the effects on Monday.

The NWS wrote that the tornado developed northwest of New Bloomfield and moved northeast past Guthrie from 1:31-1:36 p.m. Sunday. The length went 2.7 miles with a width of 100 yards.

Emergency Management in Callaway County stated on Sunday that some outdoor warning sirens in Fulton were not operational because of technical malfunctions.

The sirens are now operational as of Monday afternoon and issues rose from a low battery, according to Callaway County Office of Emergency Management Director Michelle Kidwell.

“The vendor advised that even though it was showing low battery leading us to believe they may not work during the second storm, they likely would have continued to work.  They did work for the first round of storms (thankfully) it was the second round we were concerned and wanted to let the public know,” an email from Kidwell states.