A massive tornado tore through Jefferson City, Missouri on Thursday morning causing devastation.
Jefferson City is the capitol of Missouri.
The state was hit with at least 13 tornadoes in the last 24 hours.
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#GOESEast got a close-up view of Wednesday night's severe weather outbreak in Missouri. More than two dozen tornadoes were reported across Missouri and Oklahoma, including several that prompted #tornado emergencies. More: https://t.co/jVODsQPMxC pic.twitter.com/Bkcq4UvYhr
— NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) May 23, 2019
Bommarito Automotive SkyFOX flew over Jefferson City where the scale of the damage caused by a devastating tornado was clear from the air. https://t.co/YSm0c2LWgf
— FOX2now (@FOX2now) May 23, 2019
Samaritan’s Purse is taking donations to help the people of Jefferson City.
Our team is assessing tornado damage in #JeffersonCity, Missouri. Please pray for the families impacted by this devastating weather system. https://t.co/LYSgAAoVA4
— Samaritan's Purse (@SamaritansPurse) May 23, 2019
Here’s a video from Jeff City that shows the damage.
Around 200 utility poles were damaged between Jefferson City and Eldon. Crews are using drones to assess damage and are working as safely and efficiently as possible. pic.twitter.com/Vdpqs19YQB
— Ameren Missouri (@AmerenMissouri) May 23, 2019
Members of @SalArmySTL Emergency Disaster Services team have been deployed to #JeffersonCity MO to help with #disaster relief efforts.
To help survivors impacted by #tornados/#flooding donate here: https://t.co/SrrLBE7GEa #jeffersoncitytornado #salvationarmy #mowx #midmowx pic.twitter.com/CAPVSSXLGG
— The Salvation Army St. Louis (@SalArmySTL) May 23, 2019
