Vacationers Shelter as Tornado Reported in Northern Missouri

A confirmed tornado impacted Missouri’s Linn County on May 6, the National Weather Service (NWS) reported.

The NWS warned of “damaging hail and winds” and called on people in the area to seek shelter.

This footage was published by Blake Bedsaul, who was vacationing in the area, and shows people sheltering in Linneus, the county seat of Linn County. Credit: Blake Bedsaul via Storyful

Video transcript

[HEAVY RAIN, WIND]

- Oh, yeah.

- Come to Missouri for vacation, they say.

- It'll be--

[AUDIO OUT]

- --a tornado passed right by, right?

- Yeah.

[INAUDIBLE]

- Can you grab my shoes?

- They're inside, Nicole.

- OK.

- Oh, yeah.

- Come to Missouri for vacation, they say.

- It'll be--

[AUDIO OUT]

--a tornado passed right by, right?

- Yeah.

[INAUDIBLE]

- Can you grab my shoes?

- They're inside, Nicole.

- OK.

- Oh, yeah.

- Come to Missouri for vacation, they say.

- It'll be--

[AUDIO OUT]

- --a tornado passed right by, right?

- Yeah.

[INAUDIBLE]

- Can you grab my shoes?

- They're inside, Nicole.

- OK.