Thousands without power in Mid-Missouri after storms Tuesday morning
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
More than 4,000 customers are without power Tuesday morning in Chariton, Howard and Randolph Counties after storms rolled through.
According to the Evergy power outage map, 2,354 are without power in Chariton County and 1,113 are in the dark in Howard County as of 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Evergy confirmed to ABC 17 News over an email that storms left "significant damage" near Brunswick. A spokesperson said several poles on the main line are down and crews are assessing the situation.
As of 10:45 a.m. Ameren reported 1,096 customers did not have power in Randolph County. An Ameren spokesperson confirmed the outage is also storm-related.
The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team reported the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch just after 7 a.m. through 1 p.m. on Tuesday for Chariton, Cooper, Howard, Macon, Pettis, Randolph and Saline counties. This included several severe warnings for the same counties.
The Chariton County Sheriff's Department said in a Facebook post the department was available for anyone needing assistance after the storms.
The Chariton County E911 Facebook reported power outages in Keytesville, Brunswick and Salisbury.
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