Branson, Missouri tourism officials downplay damage from tornado BRANSON, Mo. — Branson tourism officials were putting a positive spin on conditions Wednesday, saying most of the damage from a tornado was cosmetic and wouldn't prevent most shows from going on. Nine dead as tornadoes rip from Branson, Missouri, up to Illinois With parts of Branson, Mo.'s, historic downtown in tatters from a tornado and at least six dead in Illinois, Americans in "hurricane alley" and beyond are wondering whether early signs of a stormy spring could lead to the same kind of devastation that leveled parts of the Midwest and South in 2011. Tornadoes hit Branson, Missouri BRANSON, Mo. - One person is dead, dozens are injured and some are trapped in their homes after a powerful storm system bearing a string of possible tornadoes battered a tourist hub and mobile home park in southwest Missouri. EF2 Tornado Tears Through Branson, Missouri The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF2 tornado touched down near Branson, Missouri early Wednesday morning. Resort city takes direct hit Officials in the resort city of Branson, Missouri, were relieved an EF2 tornado, which damaged some of its marquee musical theaters, struck before the prime tourist season began. Storms slam US Midwest, killing 12 BRANSON, Missouri (AP) — Tornados spawned by a powerful storm system roared through middle America in the early morning darkness Wednesday, flattening entire blocks of homes in small-town Illinois and Kansas and killing at least 12 people. H: 75° | L: 44° Cleanup is underway in Branson, Missouri after Wednesday morning's tornado that left damage across the small resort city. Several businesses were hit by the storm, but a quick recovery is underway and it's nearly business as usual for the Live Music Show Capital of the World. Branson, Missouri Falls Prey to Spring-Like Storms Nature is showing the country who is and no one is safe from its fury. The famed country music resort town of Branson, Missouri was among the latest to fall prey to nature's wrath. Strong spring-like . . . Storm slams Branson, Missouri and other Midwest towns leaving 9 dead A powerful storm system that produced multiple reports of tornadoes lashed the U.S. Midwest early Wednesday, laying waste to small towns in Illinois and Kansas. At least nine people were killed. Video: Tornado tears through Missouri town A tornado touched down in Branson, Missouri tearing at the businesses and theaters in the heart of the country music resort town. Anna Werner reports many are alive today thanks to a newly installed alert system that gave the area a 30-minute warning.
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