Bates County News

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Storm damages homes & businesses in Nevada, Mo.

 Strong storms rolled through the Nevada, Mo., area on Wednesday morning, April 2nd. The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning for the storm that hit around 7:30 a.m. The storm damaged homes and businesses in the Nevada, Mo., area. A video showed damage at a motel on Austin Boulevard near U.S. 54. The video also showed debris scattered in the parking lot. A tornado was unofficially reported to 92.1 FM from a caller near the New Holland dealership there in Nevada. Authorities have not reported any serious injuries from the storm at this time.



Nevada Tornado Update

  The Vernon County Sheriff’s office reported that they had approximately 4100 people out of power across the county after Wednesday’s storm...