Two areas in McDonald County took the brunt of severe storms that hit late April 2 and early April 3.
According to Gregg Sweeten, director of McDonald County Emergency Management, about 13 houses, three barns and a chicken house sustained damage along with untold number of trees that were uprooted in an isolated area just west of Pineville.
Sweeten said nine houses at Mountain Ridge Estates sustained some form of damage, mainly the loss of shingles and the complete loss of roofs over several decks.
"There were three roofs from decks that ended up in kind of a circle," Sweeten said. "It appears to be straight-line winds, but I want the National Weather Service to look at it."
Just west of Mountain Ridge on Route H, a barn at the Dean Crowder farm lost a sidewall causing the structure to partially collapse.
Across the road from Crowder's, along the Elk River, a cabin at the Randy and Pam Cowger residence was tipped and came dangerously close to falling down a hill into the river.
Sweeten said damage was also reported at the Tarbet Ranch, the next place west of the Cowgers.
"It was loss of shingles and damage to a rental trailer," Sweeten said. "A shingle was blown through some siding."
The second area that received damage was in southeast McDonald County and was caused by a confirmed EF1 tornado with winds of 100 m.p.h. Sweeten said the National Weather Service out of Springfield investigated the area on Monday.
The tornado started seven miles south of Powell, just west of Route E and was on the ground for a little over 12 miles before lifting about one mile west of Seligman.
"The whole back of one house was destroyed and a barn was damaged," Sweeten said. "And there was a flying pontoon boat."
Sweeten said a pontoon boat was picked up and threw across a field.
"It was mainly in a rural area," Sweeten said of the tornado's path. "There was major tree damage. Catalpa Road had trees down everywhere."
General News on 04/09/2015