KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Powerful thunderstorms produced an apparent tornado Friday in Missouri, and forecasters warned that flash flooding is also possible in an area that has been hit by heavy rain most of the week.
According to the National Weather Service, a storm chaser reported a tornado near Russellville, Missouri. One chaser shared images with FOX Weather showing buildings and trees that had been damaged in the nearby town of Richmond. He said in a tweet that no one appeared to have been injured by the storm.
The NWS will likely send a survey team to confirm if a tornado indeed caused the damage and determine its rating.
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Flooding closed Missouri Highway 6 just west of Altamont, Missouri, according to a storm report from the NWS.
Missouri has already been pounded by torrential rain and dangerous storms several times this week. In many cases, the storms trained – moved over the same area multiple times – and led to very high rainfall amounts.
Columbia broke a 113-year-old rainfall record Thursday when 3.77 inches of rain fell on the central Missouri town.
Missouri isn’t the only place in the central U.S. seeing ferocious weather. Severe Thunderstorm Watches have been issued for several states in the Plains, as well.
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The storms are expected to march east overnight and continue dumping heavy rain on some places that have been saturated this week. Flooding is a concern, especially in parts of Missouri and Illinois, where a Flood Watch was issued Friday.
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Flooding was extreme across the South on Friday morning. Flash Flood Emergencies – the most serious of flood alerts – were issued in Kentucky and Tennessee, where a mobile home park was flooded.
More storms are forecast in the Plains and Midwest on Saturday as a multiday severe weather threat unfolds across the northern tier of the U.S.
Discover nature this week with Missouri bird songs. No one knows if birds really sing for joy, but we do know birds have other good reasons for singing.
Bird song is a form of advertisement, sending two messages to other birds of the same species. One message is a form of courtship. The singing male tells females he is available. The other message warns other males to stay out of his nesting territory. Male birds fly about and sing from different perches in their territory to announce its boundaries. This keeps the area from being invaded by competitors and protects the food for his family.
Singing peaks during spring when birds pair off and claim territories. There is great variety among bird songs, from the red-winged blackbird’s trill to the robin’s melodious warbling. Even the noisy hammering of a woodpecker functions like a song. A dedicated birdwatcher (who apparently had lots of time on his hands) observed a red-eyed vireo singing 22,297 songs within a day.
Birds are warm-blooded, and most species can fly. Many migrate hundreds or thousands of miles. About 350 species of birds are likely to be seen in Missouri, though nearly 400 species have been recorded within our borders. There are about 10,000 species of birds in the world.
As predators, birds control thousands of insect species—borers, beetles, caterpillars and more—many of which harm crops, gardens, and trees or, like mosquitoes, transmit diseases. Game birds—turkey, quail, doves, ducks, geese, and others—provide sport and food for humans and are part of the $22 billion hunting industry.
More information about Missouri’s soundtrack to nature can be found online at MissouriConservation.org.
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The National Weather Service said early Sunday that amounts of one to two inches of rainfall locally are possible today and tonight.
Localized flooding is possible where the heaviest rainfall occurs, it said.
The highest totals are expected across southern Missouri today and tonight.
Several highways east of Texas County are under water Sunday morning, MoDOT reports.
The men’s golf 2024 SEC Tournament is currently being played at the Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Ga. The event started on Wednesday and will end on Sunday.
Missouri’s time in the tournament came to a close on Friday as the team finished in 14th place with a +39 to par and 879 total.
Individually, Jack Lundin is tied for 50th place with a +9 to par and 219 total (71-74-74). Charlie Crockett (75-75-70) and Alfons Bondesson (73-69-78) are tied for 52nd place with a +10 to par and 220 total. Adam Miller is in 61st place with a +14 to par and 224 total (75-74-75). Virgilio Paz competed in rounds one and two (71-76) and Trevor Mirel competed in round three, scoring a 78.
Softball: No. 18 Mississippi State at No. 14 Missouri. 5 p.m. CT. SEC Network. Live Video. Live Stats.
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