Tornado strikes Sedalia, Missouri, family hometown from years past

Another Spring season tornado hit in Sedalia, Missouri on May 25, 2011, three days after another tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri. Sedalia is the town where my father and other family members lived going back to the late 1800's. Fortunately the tornado struck south of the city in the less populated part of town.

In an article appearing on the Sedalia Democrat newspaper website, Dave Clippert with the Sedalia-Pettis County Emergency Management Agency shared information about where to go for support and services:

...a reunion center and temporary shelter has been established at the First United Methodist Church Celebration Center, 1701 W. 32nd Street. He said the center would act as a shelter “for the next few days until Red Cross is able to get things put together and help place people in more permanent shelter.”

Here's a map that shows the tornado path and family connections to Sedalia.



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