NEW: Multiple people were killed and injured after tornado tore through southeastern Missouri, authorities say.
on Wednesday morning, leaving behind widespread destruction as authorities warned of more twisters.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol sent troopers to Bollinger County"where there is extensive damage due to a suspected tornado in the Glenallen area," theAuthorities have not released an official death toll, only saying in a tweet that"injuries and fatalities are confirmed." "There continue to be tornado warnings in areas of Missouri," according to the agency."Have multiple ways to get alerts and seek safe shelter when alerted."There have been at least 478 tornado reports across 25 states so far this year and that's double the average for this point in a year.
Those twisters have been linked to at least 63 deaths, not including the multiple fatalities in southeastern Missouri.David K. Li is a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.
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