NewsFebruary 29, 2012
Nixon activates National Guard after storms; will tour Oak Ridge
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Gov. Jay Nixon has declared a disaster because of severe storms that caused significant damage in the southern Missouri. Nixon issued a disaster declaration Wednesday. The declaration allows the State Emergency Management Agency, Missouri State Highway Patrol and other state agencies to help local officials with emergency response. Shelters also have been set up for residents affected by the storms in Branson, Buffalo, Kimberling City and Lebanon...
The Associated Press
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Gov. Jay Nixon has activated the National Guard to assist with coordination and recovery in storm-damaged southern Missouri.
National Guard officials said Wednesday about 50 members will also help provide additional security in the Branson area, where high winds damaged numerous buildings.
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Nixon issued a disaster declaration Wednesday and says state agencies are working with local officials to coordinate recovery operations and meet the needs of residents affected by the storms.
A violent weather system moved into Missouri late Tuesday and blasted its way across the southern tier into early Wednesday. Three deaths, dozens of injuries and widespread damage were reported from the southwest to the Bootheel.
Nixon toured some storm-damaged areas Wednesday and planned visits Thursday to Buffalo in the southwest and Puxico and Oak Ridge in the southeast.
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