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Missouri weather: Tornado kills three people in Golden City US weather: Tornadoes kill at least seven people
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At least three people have been killed as tornadoes sweep across Missouri in the US Midwest, local officials say. At least seven people have been killed in weather-related deaths as tornadoes sweep across the US Midwest, local officials say.
The fatalities were confirmed in Golden City, 170 miles (270km) southwest of state capital Jefferson City. Three fatalities were confirmed on Thursday in Golden City, Missouri.
A tornado struck the state capital itself, bringing heavy rain, hail, wind and lightning. Another two were killed in the state earlier in the week, along with one in Oklahoma and another in Iowa.
Extensive damage has been reported around the state, and officials say several people were injured in Carl Junction near the border with Kansas. A tornado also struck Missouri's state capital, Jefferson City, bringing heavy rain, hail, wind and lightning.
Storms have also hit neighbouring Oklahoma and Texas. Earlier, the US National Weather Service issued a rare "high warning" for severe storms in the region. It said at least 29 tornadoes had been reported in the last 24 hours and more than 170 since Friday.
Emergency sirens were activated in Jefferson City - home to around 43,000 people - and the storm was spotted 20 minutes later. On Wednesday night, emergency sirens were activated in Jefferson City - home to around 43,000 people - and the storm was spotted 20 minutes later.
Images on social media show buildings ripped apart, power lines downed and trees uprooted. Thousands are believed to be without electricity. "When it hit... it felt like an earthquake," local resident Cindy Sandoval-Jakobsen told CNN.
More storms are expected to hit the Midwest on Thursday and Friday. No deaths have been reported in the city, but images on social media show buildings ripped apart, power lines downed and trees uprooted. Thousands are believed to be without electricity.
Emergency officials have warned of flash flooding, and are reportedly carrying out door-to-door searches amid reports of trapped residents.
On Thursday morning, tornado warnings remained in place outside St Louis, in eastern Missouri.
Earlier, the US National Weather Service issued a rare "high warning" for severe storms in the region.
"It's a chaotic situation right now," Jefferson City Police Lt David Williams told reporters. "We need people who are not affected to stay out of those areas"."It's a chaotic situation right now," Jefferson City Police Lt David Williams told reporters. "We need people who are not affected to stay out of those areas".
The storms on Wednesday hit on the eighth anniversary of a tornado which killed 161 people in Joplin, a city in southeast Missouri. Emergency officials have warned of flash flooding, and police in Tulsa, Oklahoma have advised residents living near Keystone Lake dam to begin evacuating.
The storms on Wednesday hit on the eighth anniversary of a tornado that killed 161 people in Joplin, a city in southeast Missouri.
More storms are expected to hit the Midwest on Thursday and Friday.
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