Severe thunderstorms bringing damaging winds, hail, and tornadoes moved into the Ozarks from Kansas and Oklahoma by early Sunday afternoon, and by 6:30pm, had moved into south central Missouri.
The National Weather Service issued numerous severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings for communities in southwest Missouri.
One of the areas where the weather service believes a tornado touched down early Sunday afternoon is Lamar in Barton County.
We’ve had reports of trees and powerlines down in Lamar. Emergency Management had reported the power is out in town, with damage extending to the northeast of town from a possible tornado.
Powerlines are down and a tornado siren was blown down near Lamar, with a barn destroyed and multiple power lines down along Highway J and County Road 126.
Here are other reports of damage that have come in from local emergency managers, the National Weather Service, local law enforcement and spotters.
Emergency Management reporting Street flooding and some powerlines down in Monett.
North of Stotts City (Lawrence County)—A tree is down south of Highway 96 on Highway 97.
Jasper County fire and law enforcement report several trees and power lines down and building damage in Carl Junction.
Street flooding, small tree debris, and some power lines down in Monett, according to Emergency Management
Reports of multiple trees down blocking Highway WW near Pennsboro in Dade County.
No power on the south side of Buffalo.
Jasper County 911 reporting a barn down west of Jasper, Missouri at Highway H and Highway O.
Power outage reported in Seymour.
Minor damage in southern Greene County, with an overturned livestock shed on east Farm Road 186, just east of Highway N-N. A Large MoDOT sign on west bound Highway 60 east of Highway J is snapped.
Trees down across the road southeast of Garrison in Christian County.
An 8 inch tree is down at Highway 160 and Highway 76 towards Taneyville.