[Magdalen] Weather

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On 4/4/17 9:58 PM, P. Dan Brittain wrote:
> Severe Thunderstorm possibility of worse. Sirens just went off. Heading to
> the closets shortly.
>

https://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=sgf

Well within storm area with Harrison, likely same system: it just went 
by me a couple of hours ago, but missed my county.  Harrison is in the 
third county S, northernmost tier in AR, directly South of Springfield, 
MO on this radar.


Breaking News Joplin Globe


http://www.joplinglobe.com/goodman-suffers-extensive-damage-from-storm/article_ddf4631c-19a6-11e7-a287-8bac993296db.html?utm_source=Publicaster&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Breaking_News&utm_content=READ



BARTON COUNTY
breaking
Goodman suffers extensive damage from storm
School, fire station hit

     By Andy Ostmeyer | aostmeyer at joplinglobe.com
     Apr 4, 2017 Updated 31 min ago

GOODMAN, Mo. — A storm earlier tonight caused damage in Goodman, 
including to the elementary school and fire station, and minor damage at 
the Neosho airport, according to officials in Newton and McDonald counties.

Chris Jennings, Newton County Sheriff, said no deaths have been reported 
to his office as yet.

"They do have two injuries," the sheriff said of reports coming from 
emergency workers in the Goodman area.

Jennings said the injuries he has received information on were not 
particularly serious, but reports are still coming in.

On its Facebook page, the school district confirmed, " ... there has 
been extensive damage to Goodman Elementary." The district also said a 
custodian was in the building when it was hit but took cover and was not 
injured.

Neosho has canceled school across all campuses for Wednesday.

Brett Day, school board president, confirmed that the elementary school 
sustained heavy damage and that school officials are planning an 
emergency meeting later tonight.

The district also said via Facebook that a transportation team is 
currently driving roads to assess damages.

"The area is difficult to navigate right now so please do not try and 
access the area unless you are a resident or are authorized personnel."

Neosho Mayor Pro Tem Richard Davidson also said Tuesday night that Hugh 
Robinson Memorial Airport sustained minor damage, and that an aircraft 
was blown over.

Shortly after 8 p.m., McDonald County Emergency Management officials 
announced that the town of Goodman was closed to anyone who wasn't local 
and they were advising folks to stay away.

The Empire District Electric Co is reporting that more than 7,700 
customers have been impacted as of around 9 p.m. most of them in 
southern Newton and McDonald counties, although smaller isolated outages 
also are being reported around the region.

"We do have some transmission poles down right now. We are trying to get 
an assessment," said Julie Maus, Empire spokesperson.

At 9 p.m., Jennings also said there were trees and power lines down from 
straight-line winds all across Newton County, but the most severe damage 
appears to be in Goodman, where the city's fire station also had been hit.

Jennings said several Newton County sheriff's deputies have been sent to 
the affected areas to assist.

Andy Ostmeyer is the metro editor at the Globe. His email address is 
aostmeyer at joplinglobe.com.



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