Tree, home and power line damage is being reported across southwest Butler County following a round of severe weather between 6-7 a.m. Similar damage was seen in Stoddard County, with the storm passing through there between 7-7:45 a.m.
Poplar Bluff Severe Weather Storm Spotters say a possible funnel cloud was spotted around 7 a.m., but no tornado has been confirmed as of 7:30 a.m.
No injuries have been reported as of that time, said Craig Meador of the storm spotters.
“We never really got a 100 percent confirmation of a tornado on the ground, although spotter Jim Hager did see a funnel aloft at one point near Broseley,” Meador shared. “We have lots of damage in Ripley County, lots of damage in Neelyville. Trees are reported down and power lines.”
A tree has been reported down on a house at Neelyville, he said, as well as on County Road 461.
Large trees are uprooted at County Road 486, near the intersection of 471, with power lines down, Meador said. This is in the area of Westwood Hills Golf Course.
A semi truck rollover near Heartland Express was also reported to officials shortly after 7 a.m.
Flash flooding has also been reported, Meador said. He estimated the area got at least 1 inch of raid over a short period of time as the system moved through the area.
Ozark Border reported more than 9,000 customers without power in Butler County as of 9 a.m. Sunday.
Stoddard County was hit by winds of 75 miles an hour and higher early Sunday morning, resulting in damage to property, widespread power outages and trees down.
No injuries had been reported as of 8:30 a.m., said Bo Bishop, Stoddard County Emergency Management Agency director.
“It was high winds that came threw,” explained Bishop. “We had a tornado warning but as far was we know, nothing touched down.
“We’ve got trees and power lines downing throughout the county, mainly from the southern end of the county through the central area.”
The storm moved through Stoddard County at approximately 7-7:45 a.m., after causing similar damage in Butler County.
Bishop asked that residents stay home and not try to view the storm damage this morning, as it could hinder efforts to clean up or repair power lines.
“I do know the equipment shed for the city of Dexter Street Department collapsed,” Bishop said. “They’re trying to dig their equipment out.”
Several trees are down in East Park at Dexter and a house at Dexter also had most of its roof ripped off, Bishop said.
“All of the area fire departments are out checking those areas,” he said. “It was basically high winds and a lot of tree damage and power lines down.”
As of 8:30 a.m., SEMO Electric reported close to 2,000 homes without power in Stoddard County.
Ozark Border reported nearly 2,300 customers without power in Stoddard County, more than half its customers there.
Ameren reported about 1,100 outages in central Stoddard County.
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