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Severe weather hits parts of Missouri, toppling power poles, and trees

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CENTRALIA, Mo. (AP) — Spring storms in Missouri have toppled power poles and trees, damaged billboards and caused minor injuries at a trailer park in the central part of the state.

The National Weather Service issued numerous tornado and thunderstorm advisories Thursday as the system moved across the state. Winds of at least 60 miles per hour were reported in some communities.

Centralia dispatcher Zach Foltz said strong winds blew a tree onto a trailer with people inside and that a few of them sustained minor injuries. Winds also were blamed for damaging six billboards in southwest Missouri’s Christian County.

In Lincoln County in the eastern part of the state, a trained spotter reported that four or five power poles had been snapped.

The storm also pelted Fort Leonard Wood and several communities with hail.

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