JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Storms packing rain, snow and dangerous winds raked the Midwest and spawned a possible tornado outside of St. Louis that prompted an emergency declaration from Missouri's governor.
To the north icy weather left thousands without power and prompted Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton to call out the state Nation Guard to aid residents as the state braced for another storm system that threatened to dump several inches of wet snow Thursday.
The most violent weather was centered near the St. Louis suburb of Hazelwood late Wednesday night. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported early Thursday that homes and vehicles were damaged in the area. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries.
Butch Dye, a hydrometeorological technician with the National Weather Service in St. Louis, said crews would assess the damage Thursday.
"We won't be able to confirm whether it was a tornado until teams get out there tomorrow," Dye said.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency in response to the damage in the St. Louis region and power failures in southern Missouri. Nixon plans to survey storm damage Thursday.
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