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Tornado leaves widespread damage in Vernon County

The area was hit during a round of severe storms Wednesday morning.

Update from the National Weather Service on Facebook: "A NWS survey team found EF-1 tornado damage extending from southwest of Moundville to Nevada to northwest of Walker. Eight train cars were knocked over, widespread tree damage was found, a few homes had roof damage, and numerous businesses suffered varying degrees of damage."

Original story

There’s extensive damage in the Nevada and Moundville, MO areas after an unconfirmed tornado moved through Wednesday morning.

Multiple homes and businesses received damage, and there were reports of semi-trucks overturned on I-49. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that there were no fatalities.

The Vernon County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday morning that it was working to set up a volunteer station at the Vernon County fairgrounds.

We'll have updates to this ongoing story as they become available.

*The headline was changed to reflect the confirmation of a tornado.

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Michele Skalicky