'Damaging' Missouri tornado kills multiple people, authorities say

Stunning Iowa tornado tears through central part of state
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'Damaging' Missouri tornado kills multiple people, authorities say
Missouri saw damaging twister, strong storms swept through Quad Cities area of Iowa and Illinois
Severe thunderstorms brought damaging weather and tornadoes to the Midwest and southern U.S. on Tuesday, with more impacts forecast on Wednesday.

The storm system is putting some 79 million people at risk, FOX Weather reported Wednesday.

A "damaging tornado" was confirmed in the early hours of Wednesday morning near Glenallen, Missouri, and fatalities and injuries were reported in the area.

Sgt. Clark Parrott, a spokesman with Troop E of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, told FOX Weather that the exact location of the injuries and deaths is unknown at this time.

"There are multiple people that have been displaced from their homes at this time," he said. "Just because of the debris field, trying to get around the county is proving to be a little bit difficult, and the fact that it's still nighttime."