SURVEY RESULTS RELEASED FOR EF-3 TORNADO THAT KILLED TWO PEOPLE IN WAYNE COUNTY

Survey crews have released their report for a tornado that killed two people in Wayne County last week.

According to the National Weather Service in Paducah, an EF-3 tornado with peak winds of 165 mph began at around 10:28 pm seven miles south of Van Buren.

The tornado traveled into Wayne County and caused severe damage in the Leeper area where several homes were nearly completely destroyed.

Two people were killed when their camper was thrown into the Black River.

POPLAR BLUFF KINDERGARTEN CENTER TO BE CLOSED FOR REMAINDER OF SCHOOL YEAR, KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS TO BE RELOCATED TO MARK TWAIN SCHOOL

Plans are starting to be formalized regarding how Poplar Bluff schools will move forward after a tornado significantly damaged multiple school buildings.

Superintendent Aaron Cornman says that the Poplar Bluff Kindergarten Center will be closed for the remainder of the school year. Engineers have deemed it safe to continue to use the Early Childhood Center. The O’Neal Elementary FEMA Safe Room also sustained roof damage, but adjustments are being made to allow students to stay there during the repairs.

When school resumes, all Kindergarten Center students will be relocated to the Mark Twain School campus on North Main Street.

MISSOURI GOVERNOR BEGINS PROCESS OF OBTAINING FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR TORNADO VICTIMS

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe has announced that the state has requested the Federal Emergency Management Agency participate in joint preliminary damage assessments for Individual Assistance in numerous counties throughout the state.

A total of 25 counties were a part of the request, including Butler, Carter, Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Ripley, Stoddard, and Wayne County, following the severe storms and deadly tornadoes that devastated Missouri this past weekend. Officials say this request begins the process of obtaining federal disaster assistance.