Survey teams from the National Weather Service (NWS) are currently heading to mid-Missouri to check Easter Sunday’s storm damage.
NWS St. Louis meteorologist Melissa Delia tells 939 the Eagle that the survey teams are heading to Columbia and to New Bloomfield, which is in Callaway County. The NWS will determine whether the storm damage in Columbia and New Bloomfield was caused by tornadoes. There are no reports of deaths or serious injuries in mid-Missouri.
Columbia city officials say the storms caused significant damage to the city’s material recovery facility, so all recycling in Columbia is suspended indefinitely. That includes weekly residential curbside collections and commercial collections.
Columbia spokeswoman Sydney Olsen says there is also damage at the landfill’s bio gas plant. Columbia officials encourage anyone impacted by storm damage to contact the Boone County Office of Emergency Management.
Utility crews from across the region have worked around-the-clock to restore power.
