Tornado confirmed in Randolph, Monroe counties
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A tornado hit the Middle Grove area of Randolph and Monroe counties on Monday morning, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported.
"Preliminary reports are multiple residences have sustained damage along with grain bins, trees, & powerlines. No injuries have been reported," MSHP's Troop B posted on social media.
The storms ripped through the area starting around 7 a.m., working their way from west to east. Damage was also reported in Saline and Macon counties.
Hundreds of customers were without power in Mid-Missouri after strong storms, including tornado warnings, moved in on Monday morning.
Randolph County showed a large number of people without power at 8:30 a.m. on Monday. The Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives showed 966 members without power. Ameren reported 2,128 customers without power, all reported during the time storms rolled through.
The Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives' statewide outage map reported hundreds of others without power across Mid-Missouri.
In Chariton County, nearly 180 customers are without power, according to the electric co-op. Saline County has 133 customers without power.
Slater Schools shared on Facebook that classes were moved online due to power outages.
The morning storms left behind damage in Randolph County, according to reports posted by the National Weather Service. A 62 mph wind gust was recorded north of Moberly.
The sewer treatment plant was running on generator power Monday morning in Moberly, Scott McGarvey, a city spokesman. The plant was also without internet. Pumps were running as normal, though, McGarvey said.
Howard County Sheriff Jeff Oswald said trees were down and roads were blocked near Glasgow. Multiple power lines were also down, he said.
Several power poles were also reported down in Slater in Saline County. Central Missouri AgriService LLC in Slater was hit hard, with the storm destroying at least one grain elevator. No employees were injured, a spokeswoman said.
The National Weather Service predicted a large storm surge on the Grand River in Chariton County would crest later Monday.
