Saturday’s tornado has claimed another victim, bringing the total number of deaths in Newton County to 14.

Seventh District Congressman Roy Blunt toured the tornadic damage in Southwest Missouri on Monday, including the town of Newtonia. 



Skeletal remains found in an eastern Newton County, Mo., field May 6 have been identified as those of Ger Lee, 40, of St. Paul, Minn.

Funeral services have been set for Seneca firefighter who died of injuries incurred during Saturday's tornado.

A Seneca, Mo., firefighter died Monday afternoon from injuries he received while warning others of the impending storm.

The teenage girl who died in the severe weather that hit Jasper County on Saturday apparently warned her father that the storm was coming before she was killed. According to a neighbor, Jeff Coggin said Casey Marie Coggin saved him before she was crushed by one of the trees.

English is her passion so English will be her major and the focus of her future.

Neighbor: Girl warned father before trees fell on home

A wedding dress, with orange trim and lace along the bottom, fluttered in the wind among debris from what used to be Lant’s Bridal Garden.

On Sunday, in the wake of the deadly tornado, there were countless stories of survival.

A year and a half ago, Dustin and Amanda Pike lost their home in Neosho, Mo., to a house fire. Afterward, the couple and their four children lived in a rental home. Last winter, they sold that house to buy their dream home. And Saturday, they lost a big part of that one, too.

The death toll in Newton County from Saturday night's EF3 tornado is now 13, according to the Newton County Coroner's Office.

In 1972, Bob Willis relocated his printing business next to his home on Gateway Drive. By 6:05 p.m. Saturday, both were gone, swept away by an EF-3 tornado.

Local utility providers continue working around the clock to restore power to thousands of customers affected by Saturday’s tornadoes.

Severe storms, including what meteorologists believe was a powerful tornado, ripped through the Tri-State area leaving a minimum of four people dead in Newton and Jasper counties.