Williams spoke from the Cole County Sheriff’s office, where debris including insulation, roofing shingles and metal pieces lay on the ground outside the front doors. “It’s a chaotic situation right now,” Williams said. The capital city has a population of about 40,000 and is located about 130 miles west of St. ![]() The weather service reported that a “confirmed large and destructive tornado” was observed over Jefferson City at 11:43 p.m. Betty Berg, 56, also was killed and her husband, Mark, seriously injured when their mobile home was destroyed just west of the city, Lueckenhoff said. Kenneth Harris, 86, and his 83-year-old wife, Opal, were found dead Wednesday night about 200 yards from their home outside Golden City, Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. The three deaths occurred more than 150 miles away near Golden City in Missouri’s southwest corner, Missouri Public Safety said. “Across the state, Missouri’s first responders once again responded quickly and with strong coordination as much of the state dealt with extremely dangerous conditions that left people injured, trapped in homes, and tragically led to the death of three people,” Gov. The National Weather Service confirmed that the large and destructive tornado moved over Jefferson City shortly before midnight on Wednesday. A tornado tore apart buildings in Missouri’s capital as severe weather swept across the state overnight, killing at least three people and injuring nearly two dozen others.
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