BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — At least one person has been killed and numerous injuries and significant damage were reported early today as a line of possible tornadoes moved across the Midwest.
The death happened when a possible tornado hit a mobile home park in southwest Missouri, south of Buffalo, said Lt. Dana Eagan of the Dallas County Sheriff ’s Office. Another 13 people at the trailer park were injured, she said.
The storm also knocked out power to all of Buffalo, Eagan said.
Other hard- hit areas in southwest Missouri included Branson and Lebanon.
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