ORRICK, Mo. (AP) — Heavy storms spawning at least onetornado hit northwest Missouri, damaging homes and
power lines. No injuries were immediately reported.
Jenni Laflin, meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in the Kansas City area, says a
confirmedtornado that was part of a supercell storm hit the Ray County town of Orrick on Saturday
evening.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Collin Stosberg says no injuries had been reported an hour after
thetornado hit Orrick, a town of about 800 residents northeast of Kansas City. Stosberg says emergency
crews were checking the area. He says the town suffered quite a bit of structural damage, including
roofs blown off homes and power lines blown down.
The weather service also issued several severe thunderstorm warnings for the Missouri and Kansas region
Saturday.