Destructive Tornado Tears Through Jefferson City Missouri; 3 People Killed In Golden City Missouri

(The Weather Channel) Jonathan Erdman and Ron Brackett May 23 2019 A large tornado tore through Jefferson City Missouri late Wednesday night leaving widespread damage in the heart of the capital city. Its just a war zone Eric Cunningham told CNN. Theres a school up on the hill that has major roof damage. Power lines snapped in half. Light poles snapped at the base; just tossed like toys. ... Trees were just completely stripped. It doesnt even look like they had any leaves or bark on them. They are just stripped clean. ... Streets were completely blocked with bricks and trees and power lines being down. Really bad. Really a war zone right now. Drone video showed roofs ripped off several large buildings in an apartment complex just off Ellis Boulevard at Highway 54. Bedrooms and living rooms were open to the rain that was beginning to fall about 8:45 a.m. CDT Thursday. In other buildings only piles of lumber and chunks of broken drywall remained. No deaths have been reported in Jefferson City but the tornado was part of a multi-day severe weather outbreak in the Plains and Midwest that has killed at least eight people and caused extensive flooding. Three of those deaths occurred Wednesday evening when a tornado struck near Golden City Missouri about 30 miles northeast of Joplin according to the Missouri Department of Public Safety. Kenneth Harris 86 and his wife 83-year-old Opal Harris were found dead about 200 yards from their home the Missouri State Highway Patrol said according to KOLR. Betty Berg 56 also was killed in the storm and her husband Mark Berg 56 suffered serious injuries KOLR reported.