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Kennett officials report tornado-warning response, FEMA assessment scheduled; city opens compost site for free storm debris
Summary
City officials described emergency operations during a recent tornadic storm, said no lives were lost, reported preliminary damage counts (five businesses and about 20 homes with structural damage), announced a FEMA/SBA/state assessment visit and opened the city compost facility to accept storm debris free through March 31.
City officials on Monday gave an account of the city’s response to a tornado warning and subsequent storm damage, reporting preliminary counts of five businesses and about 20 homes with structural damage and announcing that federal and state assessors would arrive to begin damage evaluations.
Officials said the National Weather Service placed Kennett under a tornado warning late Friday night, prompting activation of the outdoor sirens and the emergency operations center. City staff emphasized that outdoor sirens are designed to alert people outdoors and recommended residents rely on multiple indoor alerts — smartphone weather apps, NOAA weather radios or local broadcast — for indoor warnings.
Officials described the response timeline: responders monitored weather at the emergency operations center, outdoor sirens were activated when the National Weather Service issued tornado warnings, first-responders…
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