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A Seneca firefighter died Monday afternoon from injuries he sustained while warning others of the impending storm.

NEWTONIA — Seventh District Congressman Roy Blunt toured the damage from Saturday night's tornado in Southwest Missouri Monday, including in the town of Newtonia.

Stopping off at the historic Civil War Ritchey Mansion, Blunt assured a handful of residents about a declaration of federal assistance.

A disaster relief shelter for people left homeless by Saturday’s disaster remains open at Calvary Church of Neosho, located at the corner of U.S. 60 and Oak Ridge Extension.

GRANBY AND NEWTONIA — Jonathan Brown and his wife, Katie, were looking at their mobile home Sunday afternoon.

Or what’s left of their home.

On Sunday, in the wake of the deadly tornado, there were countless stories of survival.

“We were not at the house, we were in Joplin,” said Jim Onstot, 4310 Hwy. BB. “But we had three dogs that were here. They all came back. We even found one in some debris.”

SENECA — A wedding dress, with orange trim and lace along the bottom, fluttered in the wind while being trapped by debris from what used to be Lant’s Bridal Garden.

A few yards to the south, a car stands on the floor of what used to be a small rental home. Now, all that is left of the home is the floor and the concrete steps leading up to it.

A year and a half ago, Dustin and Amanda Pike lost their home in Neosho to a house fire.

Afterward, the couple and their four children lived in a rental home they owned. Last winter, they sold that house to buy their dream home on Hammer Road, west of town.

Local utility providers continue working around the clock to restore power to thousands of customers affected by Saturday’s tornadoes.

In 1972, Bob Willis relocated his printing business next to his home on Gateway Drive. By 6:05 p.m. Saturday, both were gone, swept away by an EF-3 tornado.

The death toll in Newton County from Saturday night's EF3 tornado is now 13, according to the Newton County Coroner's Office.

Injured person passed away Sunday afternoon at local hospital after suffering injuries from tornado that hit Newton County area and Southwest Missouri Saturday night.

Bettie Little found a sense of comfort in the destruction left by Saturday’s EF3 tornadic storm.

On Sunday morning, Little, her husband, Stan, and family and friends were busy picking up the pieces of what is left of their home at 4819 Highway BB, east of Highway 43 in western Newton County.

As Jay Wortman tried to navigate his vehicle along Ibex Road through the debris flying in the wind, the dark ominous clouds and the rain and hail, all he could think about was his 13-year-old daughter.

Breanna Wortman was at home alone in their two-story house at 10836 Ibex Road, located northwest of Neosho and south of Iris Road.

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