Power outages and damage caused by Thursday's severe storms

Power outages and damage caused by Thursday's severe storms

The weather has been fairly quiet in recent weeks, coming out of a record-dry August. But Thursday night's storms served as a reminder of the potential for severe weather in the fall. Stronger storms were anticipated during the day on Thursday, but this potential would increase as the forecast got closer. The Storm Prediction Center initially placed parts of Missouri under a level 1 marginal risk for severe storms as a front approached the area.…