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Someone woke up a winner! 😄

A winning Show Me Cash ticket worth $290,000 was sold at a QuikTrip in Grandview! 

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Update from Osage Valley Electric Cooperative

Osage Valley electric Crews are getting very close to wrapping this up and are working on the last few outages. 

Crews will continue to work on the remaining damage and will restore power to everyone today. 

If you have any questions or your power doesn't come back on today please call and report to 660-679-3131

Please stay safe and thank you for your continued patience!

Brief tornado confirmed in Archie this morning

A very weak tornado formed in Archie, MO early this morning producing sporadic EF-0 Damage. 

The path length was less than 2 miles and had estimated peak winds of 80 mph. - Courtesy of the National Weather Service 

View the path of the tornado below:

Sneaky storm may have fooled forecasters

If you woke to find your plastic patio furniture in a new location or totally missing, you might have slept through a humdinger of a storm that slipped through around 3 am.

While forecasters downplayed the possibility of local severe weather during the evening news, a storm struck with vengeance that may have caught the National Weather Service off guard as well.

Case in point, alert Adrian fire personnel actually saw the tornado warning on television for Bates county a few minutes before the fire department was called out; and the decision was made to take action although it was too late.

In speaking to Adrian Fire Chief Gary Dizney, "We act when called and are not in the business of trying to out think the weather service" he said "But this morning, we went ahead and started to take action although the warning came too late. By the time we got called out and would normally activate the storm sirens, it had already moved through and was headed southeast". 

Fortunately, no injuries were reported.

He went on to say the department will remain diligent and ready to respond at a moment's notice as always, as we've got a long Summer ahead. 

A long Summer ahead could be accompanied by more sneaky storms. According to data provided by the NOAA, due to an unusual combination of jet stream location, Gulf moisture and cold fronts arriving from different directions all come in to play making 2020 a candidate for some tricky weather patterns.

Some property damage was reported, including a tree on a car in Butler.

Bates County Extension Office phone and internet is down

The Bates County Extension Office phone and internet is down. Please be patient as Mediacom tells me the Calvary is on the way. Thanks!

Obituary - Robert "Bob" Jackson

Robert "Bob" Jackson, 60 of Butler, Missouri passed away June 2, 2020 at his home in Butler. Cremation, with a visitation to be held Saturday, June 6, 2020 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the Mullinax Funeral Home, Butler (660-679-0009). 

A memorial service will be held 3:00 pm Sunday, June 7, 2020 also at Mullinax Funeral Home with Pastor Ron Dunlap officiating. Memorial contributions may be made in Robert’s memory to the HOPE Lodge. Messages of condolence may be left for the family at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com

Robert “Bob” Eugene Jackson was born December 23, 1959 in Butler, Missouri to Orville and LaVerne McMillin Jackson. He grew up in Butler and graduated from Butler High School in 1978. Afterwards he served in the Missouri National Guard and later attended AutoCAD training. 

Most recently Bob worked for Harmar Mobility in Lake Winnebago, Missouri. Bob was known to be able to fix anything, he loved old cars, and good practical jokes, but most of all he loved his family, especially the grandchildren.

Bob was preceded in death by his father Orville Jackson. He is survived by his wife Mary Jackson of Butler, MO., son Josh Jackson and wife Amanda of Butler, MO., daughter Amber Jackson of Kansas City, MO., daughter Ashley Miller and husband Chad of Butler, MO., grandchildren, Peyton, Brayden, Kelsey, Reid, Haley, Kaleb, Linkin, and Ronan. 

Bob is also survived by his mother LaVerne Jackson, brother Stanley Jackson both of Butler, MO., sister Patty Chapman and husband Roger of Carollton, TX., and sister Judy Lewis and husband Mark of Guymon, OK., along with many extended family members and friends.

Hot and Humid Today.... Scattered Thunderstorm Overnight

Good news is today will be quite. It will be hot though, so if you having any outdoor activities planned today, make sure you drink plenty of water and take frequent breaks.

We do have some chances for storms late tonight/early tomorrow morning, mainly north of HWY 36. We aren't expecting a situation like last night, but a few storms could be strong with winds up to 60 mph and hail up to quarter-sized.

The Storm packed a good punch this morning!

A very strong storm ripped through Bates County around 3:00am this morning leaving trees down and wind damage all over with a Tornado Warning issued for NE Bates County. 

The vehicles in the photo was crushed by a tree that fell on top of it a 110 N Olive in Butler. 

No one was reported injured with this storm! Mid America Live will update at a later time about this storm when more information is made available hopefully today from the National Weather Service.

A special shout out to the local fire departments for being on the ball with blocking flooded areas and helping anyway they can.

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