Spring storms in Missouri topple power poles, trees

April 9, 2015 at 7:32 p.m. | Updated April 9, 2015 at 7:32 p.m.

MoDot workers Clay LaPlante, left, and Jim Jamison clear debris Wednesday from Fish Pot Creek in Ballwin that was blocking the Manchester Road bridge near New Ballwin Road. The blockage came after the storm on Tuesday causing the area around the bridge to flood, including the Ballwin Auto Center and the Ballwin Laundromat.
MoDot workers Clay LaPlante, left, and Jim Jamison clear debris Wednesday from Fish Pot Creek in Ballwin that was blocking the Manchester Road bridge near New Ballwin Road. The blockage came after the storm on Tuesday causing the area around the bridge to flood, including the Ballwin Auto Center and the Ballwin Laundromat.

CENTRALIA, Mo. (AP) - Spring storms in Missouri have toppled power poles and trees, damaged billboards and caused minor injuries at a trailer park in the central part of the state.

The National Weather Service issued numerous tornado and thunderstorm advisories Thursday as the system moved across the state. Winds of at least 60 mph were reported in some communities.

Centralia dispatcher Zach Foltz said strong winds blew a tree onto a trailer with people inside and that a few of them sustained minor injuries. Winds also were blamed for damaging six billboards in southwest Missouri's Christian County.

In Lincoln County in the eastern part of the state, a trained spotter reported that four or five power poles had been snapped.

The storm also pelted Fort Leonard Wood and several communities with hail.

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