'I’ve got to start over': Missouri residents rebuild after tornado

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…

Students at Missouri Welding Institute scramble for cover from tornado

By Lily O’Shea Becker Click here for updates on this story     NEVADA, Missouri (KSHB) — Missouri Welding Institute (MWI) student housing was among the structures damaged by a tornado Wednesday in Nevada, Missouri. About 50 students lived in Nevada Oaks, originally a motel that now serves as student housing for MWI, residents estimated. The property is family owned and operated. “This is our heart and soul,” Shari Snyder, the operator of Nevada …

'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…

New Look: Major Tornado Damage In Multiple States - Videos from The Weather Channel

We’re getting a first look at the scope of damage from multiple twisters that struck the Plains and Midwest during the early April tornado outbreak. In the western Missouri town of Nevada, buildings were torn apart and semis were flipped on a nearby interstate as a tornado was in progress. Later in the day, severe damage to a warehouse was reported in an Indianapolis suburb with several people needing to be rescued from the rubble. Watch this vi…

'It's all gone': Tornado destroys homes, businesses in Vernon County, Missouri

A tornado caused widespread destruction in Vernon County, Missouri, damaging homes and businesses, including the Nevada Oaks Motel.

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…