Friday the Ozarks braced itself for severe weather as the National Weather Service reported the area was under enhanced, and then increased risk of severe weather. Shortly after 2:00 pm on Friday a tornado watch was issued for southern Missouri, this would lead to several severe thunderstorm warnings, and tornado warnings throughout the night beginning at 6:00pm and continuing until 10:30pm.
Storms that pushed through the local area Friday included strong winds and up to ping pong ball size hail. Damage was reported to homes and businesses in Hartville(Wright County) as a service station reportedly had it’s roof torn off, and a mobile home was moved off it’s foundation. Reports of homes having windows knocked out by hail was reported near the weight scales on 60/63 in Willow Springs(Howell County), and at one point Friday evening Howell Oregon Electric reported 420 members without power.
