Severe weather blew through Northwest Missouri Saturday night, but so far officials have not reported any major damage or injury.

 

Severe storms were reported in southern Buchanan County and eastern Andrew County.

Buchanan County Emergency Management Director Bill Brinton tells us he was out and about in the southern part of the county helping remove some downed tree limbs. Mr Brinton said residents in Rushvill, Dekalb and Lewis & Clark Village all lost electrical power because of damaged power lines.

By 10am Sunday, fewer than five people were still in the dark in Lewis and Clark Village, and about 294 were without electricity in an area from Rushville to DeKalb and Wallace, Missouri.

KCP&L crews were working to restore power, and told Mr Brinton they expected full restoration by about 11am Sunday morning.  (Click the graphic for the latest outage map from Kansas City Power and Light)

There was one unconfirmed report of a large tree limb landing on a car in Rushville.

There was a tornado warning in Andrew County Saturday night, prompted by a signature radar “hook” that indicated the possibility of a tornado. Weather spotters said the hook appeared over rural areas in eastern Andrew County. Observers offered no damage reports after the storm went through a relatively unpopulated area. Officials with the Andrew County Sheriff’s Office had not received any reports of damage by mid-morning Sunday.