Thunderstorms, including possible tornadoes, brought fatalities and extensive damage to southern Missouri on May 8, 2009, leaving around 70,000 residents without power.Missourinet: Governor Nixon declares State of Emergency (May 8, 2009) In the most dramatic development, an elderly couple in the town of Charity was reportedly lifted by winds from their home and thrust into a building, causing the husband to suffer a deadly heart attack.FOX News: Severe Thunderstorms Kill 4 People in Midwest (May 8, 2009)
Other incidents included the deaths of two motorists in Butler County by a falling tree, another death in Wilson County, and the destruction of at least 50 homes and a church. Thousands were left without power.FOX News: Severe Thunderstorms Kill 4 People in Midwest (May 8, 2009) Kansas City Star: Southern Missouri storms kill one and destroy 50 houses (May 8, 2009)
Missouri Storms News
FOX News: Severe Thunderstorms Kill 4 People in Midwest (May 8, 2009)
Kansas City Star: Southern Missouri storms kill one and destroy 50 houses (May 8, 2009)
Springfield News-Leader: Brace for severe storms, forecasters say (May 8, 2009)
Missourinet: Governor Nixon declares State of Emergency (May 8, 2009)
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Fast Facts
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Violent thunderstorms on May 8, 2009
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Multiple tornadoes suspected
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Areas affected
southern Missouri, including Butler, Wilson and Dallas counties
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State of emergency declared by Gov. Jay Nixon
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70,000 without power
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Four deaths reported
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50 homes destroyed
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Church collapsed
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TV tower damaged in Joplin
