{"id":35072,"date":"2019-05-25T12:02:42","date_gmt":"2019-05-25T10:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefireflyinnovations.com\/home\/?p=35072"},"modified":"2019-05-25T13:42:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-25T11:42:02","slug":"missouri-tornado-people-trapped-as-damage-left-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefireflyinnovations.com\/home\/2019\/05\/25\/missouri-tornado-people-trapped-as-damage-left-behind\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri Tornado: People Trapped As Damage Left Behind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; allow_player_pause=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;off&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_1=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_2=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method_2=&#8221;off&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_post_title admin_label=&#8221;Post Title&#8221; title=&#8221;on&#8221; meta=&#8221;off&#8221; author=&#8221;off&#8221; date=&#8221;off&#8221; categories=&#8221;off&#8221; comments=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;on&#8221; featured_placement=&#8221;background&#8221; parallax_effect=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;light&#8221; text_background=&#8221;on&#8221; text_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.56)&#8221; module_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; title_all_caps=&#8221;off&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tge-imagecaption\"><figcaption class=\"tge-imagecaption_caption\">This aerial image shows severe storm damage in Jefferson City. Picture: AP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The twister destroyed homes, ripped away walls and sheared roofs in Jefferson City. Splintered trees and downed power lines clogged roads.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: right;\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Special note by The Firefly Innovations on the article:<\/span>&#8211;<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: right;\">This reality can be changed and thank you to the Gossipela for a good report<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"card collection-item\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\" card-content \"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"card collection-item card-border-bottom card-border-bottom-thick card-border-bottom-dark\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\" card-content \">\n<p>The full extent and cost of the damage was not immediately clear. \u201cI didn\u2019t realize how emotional it would be to see the devastation in this town and everything torn up,\u201d resident Eric Powell told KMOV television as he surveyed the aftermath.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just devastating to see the damage,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>One bit of good news came from the state\u2019s Office of Administration which announced Thursday afternoon that the Missouri State Capitol building was not damaged.<\/p>\n<p>Rescue workers checked door-to-door for survivors. Some 20 people were treated at hospitals overnight, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the widespread destruction, there were no reports of deaths or additional injuries in Jefferson City.<\/p>\n<p>The widespread damage was expected to displace some residents for weeks. The University of Missouri offered housing on its campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we talk with local and state officials to understand the full scope of the disaster and recovery efforts, we will deploy additional help,\u201d Gary Ward, the university\u2019s operations chief, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>More than two dozen tornadoes were reported overnight in Missouri and neighbouring Oklahoma. Thousands were left without electricity.<\/p>\n<p>Ameren Missouri, an energy provider, said more than 400 crews were working to restore power in Jefferson City, but that outages could last through the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The weather service predicted strong and severe storms would continue through the weekend in Missouri and adjacent Illinois, causing \u201ccontinued river flooding throughout the Missouri and Mississippi River basi<\/p>\n<p>Several homes were reported destroyed in the small town of Crescent along the Cimarron River, while people living close to a dam on Keystone Lake in the city of Tulsa were encouraged to evacuate or be prepared to do so because the dam could breach.<\/p>\n<p>KJRH television reported loose barges hit a dam on the Arkansas River in Muskogee, Oklahoma. There were no immediate reports of dam failure.<\/p>\n<p>Storms and torrential rains have ravaged the Midwest, from Texas through Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>ns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Re Blog &#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Re Blog from<\/strong><\/span>:- Gossipela\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/gossipela.com\/2019\/05\/24\/missouri-tornado-people-trapped-as-damage-left-behind\/<\/p>\n<div class=\"byline-wrapper\"><span class=\"byline byline-article\"><span class=\"byline byline-article\">By\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gossipela.com\/author\/denise-spark\/\">Star666<\/a>-May 24, 2019<\/div>\n<p>Thank you for your\u00a0 report The Firefly Innovations<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_sidebar admin_label=&#8221;Sidebar&#8221; 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