US Edition'I’ve got to start over': Missouri residents rebuild after tornado
- An EF1 tornado struck Nevada, Missouri, on April 2, 2025, damaging homes and businesses.
- Storms from Oklahoma and Kansas swept into Vernon County, causing the tornado.
- The Nevada Oaks Motel, housing Missouri Welding Institute students, sustained heavy damage; cars were destroyed.
- Volunteer Herbie Scholes, helping with cleanup, stated, "Just take it one minute at a time...one piece at a time."
- Although nearly 1,000 lost power and some properties faced devastation, no fatalities occurred in the storm.
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Family narrowly escapes tornado in Washington County
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Mo. - A tornado near Potosi destroyed two homes along Highway 185 on Wednesday. Teacher Jenna Long was at home with three kids when her husband called, saying he saw a tornado headed her way. "I then got into our cellar that we made for a storm cellar, and we were not even in there for seconds and we could hear everything crashing above us and our house being blown away," she said. Close Thanks for signing…
'I’ve got to start over': Missouri residents rebuild after tornado
By Fernanda Silva Click here for updates on this story NEVADA, Missouri (KSHB) — The maintenance person for Nevada Oaks woke up to a nightmare. “I woke up to my alarm, and three seconds later, my windows were rattling. It blew me 4 feet up in the air and threw me 6 feet across the room,” said the employee, who preferred not to share his name. The roof of his studio is gone, just like it is in other apartments on the property. All his belongi…
Vernon County tornado leaves residents stunned: 'Keep us in your prayers'
NEVADA, Mo. -- An EF-1 tornado ripped through Vernon County, Missouri, just after 7:30 on Wednesday morning. The National Weather Service confirmed that the twister touched down southwest of Moundville, then traveled northeast through Nevada, ending near the town of Walker, Missouri. In Nevada, a drive down Austin Boulevard will take you right past some of the damage. You can see inside the Nevada Oaks complex from the road. “It was a shock,” sa…
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