KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Hurricane-force winds, hail and heavy rain moving through Missouri have left hundreds of Kansas City-area homes and businesses damaged and some destroyed.
Authorities said the worst damage is in the city's northern and eastern suburbs, where power was knocked out to thousands of customers.
Firefighters said one Gladstone, Mo. home was blown off its foundation.
Fire officials said several people were injured.
An 18-wheeler was blown over on Interstate 29 in Riverside, near five empty train cars that were toppled.
The National Weather Service said winds reached 80 mph in the Kansas City area.
Tornado warnings were posted in southwest Missouri overnight.
The town of Ava is reporting several buildings are damaged or destroyed, including a school.
Ozark schools are closed due to a power outage.
Storms Hit Oklahoma
A storm system that moved through Oklahoma on Thursday night produced severe thunderstorms and at least two tornadoes.
An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper spotted a funnel cloud that eventually touched down southwest of Glencoe, Okla., Trooper Betsy Randolph said. There were no reports of damage or injuries, reported KOCO-TV in Oklahoma City.
Northeast of that area, television footage showed a large, cone-shaped tornado touch down near Pawnee, Okla., about 55 miles northwest of Tulsa. A tornado estimated at 100 yards wide was reported near Ralston, Okla., but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, authorities said.
Severe weather in Oklahoma got going just after 6:15 p.m. CDT with a storm west of Norman. Within 10 minutes, that storm that was severe, and that's when two other supercell thunderstorms developed.
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