June 21, 2019

Storm Damage in Jackson

Severe weather caused a considerable amount of damage to homes, trees, powerlines and more Friday, June 21, 2019. The storm also tore a portion of the roof off of American Legion Post 158.

Steve McLemore surveys for damage to the roof of his home, where he's lived since 1997, as well as those of his neighbors while clearing fallen branches after a severe storm rolled through Jackson Friday, June 21, 2019, at Tracy Street in Jackson.

The American Legion Post 158 is seen after severe weather tore a portion of the roof off Friday, June 21, 2019, in Jackson. Milford Seabaugh, not pictured, who has been a post member for more than four decades, called the damage "disastrous." "It's a hell of a mess," he said.

Bayne Farmer, volunteer, left, stands with Jackson firefighters Stetson Proffer, center, and Justin Angle as a city crew works to clear a large tree that had fallen across West Mary Street after severe weather rolled through Jackson Friday, June 21, 2019.

Bricks reportedly dislodged by severe weather are seen fallen on and around a parked car Friday, June 21, 2019, at Tracy Street in Jackson.

Tracy Street is seen from the roof of Steve McLemore's home after severe weather downed branches and trees Friday, June 21, 2019, in Jackson.

Pails, bins and trash cans are arranged across the floor to catch seeping rainwater inside American Legion Post 158 after severe weather tore off a portion of the Friday, June 21, 2019, in Jackson. Twenty-nine-year post member Richard Welker, not pictured, said there's a lot of work that will need to be done to clean up after the damage. "We needed some new stuff," he said. "But we didn't want to see it come this way."

American Legion Post 158 finance officer Larry Koehler, right, talks about the storm with fellow post member Richard Welker, center, and neighbor Luis Lopez Friday, June 21, 2019, in Jackson. "Stop what you're doing and get the flag," Lopez recalled saying when it became evident the storm would damage the Legion Post. "When I got here, there was a [Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's deputy] who said he had our flag right there," Koehler said.

An American flag, recovered by a sheriff's deputy after having been blown away during severe weather, is held by American Legion Post 158 finance officer Larry Koehler Friday, June 21, 2019, at the American Legion Post 158 in Jackson.

Lance Borneman clears downed limbs from his yard outside his home on Mary Street after severe weather rolled through Jackson Friday, June 21, 2019.

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Severe weather caused a considerable amount of damage to homes, trees, powerlines and more Friday, June 21, 2019. The storm also tore a portion of the roof off of American Legion Post 158.

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