NewsNovember 18, 2013
Cleanup from Sunday's severe weather in Scott County begins, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Brad Cookson walks through the remnants of Cookson Seed, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, just off U.S. 61 south of Morley, Mo. The family business was destroyed by Sunday's storm system that rolled though the area.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Brad Cookson walks through the remnants of Cookson Seed, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, just off U.S. 61 south of Morley, Mo. The family business was destroyed by Sunday's storm system that rolled though the area.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A man on a four-wheeler cruises past debris left behind at Vince Draper's cattle farm from Sunday's storm, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, southeast of Morley, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A man on a four-wheeler cruises past debris left behind at Vince Draper's cattle farm from Sunday's storm, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, southeast of Morley, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Vince Draper, left, and Tote Windisch survey the damage on Draper's cattle farm, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. Sunday's storm tore through the cattle farm, causing heavy damage and several cow fatalities.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Vince Draper, left, and Tote Windisch survey the damage on Draper's cattle farm, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. Sunday's storm tore through the cattle farm, causing heavy damage and several cow fatalities.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A deceased cow lays in the mud on Vince Draper's cattle farm, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. Sunday's storm tore through the cattle farm, causing heavy damage and several cow fatalities.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A deceased cow lays in the mud on Vince Draper's cattle farm, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. Sunday's storm tore through the cattle farm, causing heavy damage and several cow fatalities.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

A cow with broken legs from Sunday's storm is put down by David Pellett at Vince Draper's cattle farm, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, southeast of Morley, Mo. Sunday's storm tore through the cattle farm, causing heavy damage and several cow injuries and fatalities.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A cow with broken legs from Sunday's storm is put down by David Pellett at Vince Draper's cattle farm, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, southeast of Morley, Mo. Sunday's storm tore through the cattle farm, causing heavy damage and several cow injuries and fatalities.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Workers with J.F. Electric, Inc. repair power lines along U.S. 61 in Morley, Mo., Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. The power lines were blown over during Sunday's storm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Workers with J.F. Electric, Inc. repair power lines along U.S. 61 in Morley, Mo., Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. The power lines were blown over during Sunday's storm.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Cookson Seed, as seen Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, just off U.S. 61 south of Morley, Mo. was destroyed by Sunday's storms.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cookson Seed, as seen Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, just off U.S. 61 south of Morley, Mo. was destroyed by Sunday's storms.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Brad Cookson walks through the remnants of Cookson Seed, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, just off U.S. 61 south of Morley, Mo. The family business was destroyed by Sunday's storm system that rolled though the area.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Brad Cookson walks through the remnants of Cookson Seed, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, just off U.S. 61 south of Morley, Mo. The family business was destroyed by Sunday's storm system that rolled though the area.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Cookson Seed, as seen Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, just off U.S. 61 south of Morley, Mo. was destroyed by Sunday's storms.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cookson Seed, as seen Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, just off U.S. 61 south of Morley, Mo. was destroyed by Sunday's storms.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Cookson Seed, as seen Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, just off U.S. 61 south of Morley, Mo. was destroyed by Sunday's storms.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cookson Seed, as seen Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, just off U.S. 61 south of Morley, Mo. was destroyed by Sunday's storms.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Cookson Seed, as seen Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, just off U.S. 61 south of Morley, Mo. was destroyed by Sunday's storms.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cookson Seed, as seen Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, just off U.S. 61 south of Morley, Mo. was destroyed by Sunday's storms.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

David Pellett gathers supplies to take care of a cow with broken legs at Vince Draper's cattle farm, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. Sunday's storm tore through the cattle farm, causing heavy damage and several cow fatalities.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com David Pellett gathers supplies to take care of a cow with broken legs at Vince Draper's cattle farm, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. Sunday's storm tore through the cattle farm, causing heavy damage and several cow fatalities.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Cookson Seed, as seen Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, just off U.S. 61 south of Morley, Mo. was destroyed by Sunday's storms.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cookson Seed, as seen Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, just off U.S. 61 south of Morley, Mo. was destroyed by Sunday's storms.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Cookson Seed, as seen Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, just off U.S. 61 south of Morley, Mo. was destroyed by Sunday's storms.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cookson Seed, as seen Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, just off U.S. 61 south of Morley, Mo. was destroyed by Sunday's storms.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Heat and smoke obscure Sharon Daniels, right and her son Thomas, as they burn the the remnants of her mobile home, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, in Benton, Mo. Sharon Daniels recently purchased the mobile home near her family in a cul-de-sac off of Scott County Road 507. The mobile home moved around 20 feet off it's foundation during the severe weather that tore through the region on Sunday.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Heat and smoke obscure Sharon Daniels, right and her son Thomas, as they burn the the remnants of her mobile home, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, in Benton, Mo. Sharon Daniels recently purchased the mobile home near her family in a cul-de-sac off of Scott County Road 507. The mobile home moved around 20 feet off it's foundation during the severe weather that tore through the region on Sunday.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Heat and smoke obscure Sharon Daniels, right and her son Thomas, as they burn the the remnants of her mobile home, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, in Benton, Mo. Sharon Daniels recently purchased the mobile home near her family in a cul-de-sac off of Scott County Road 507. The mobile home moved around 20 feet off it's foundation during the severe weather that tore through the region on Sunday.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Heat and smoke obscure Sharon Daniels, right and her son Thomas, as they burn the the remnants of her mobile home, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, in Benton, Mo. Sharon Daniels recently purchased the mobile home near her family in a cul-de-sac off of Scott County Road 507. The mobile home moved around 20 feet off it's foundation during the severe weather that tore through the region on Sunday.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Heat and smoke obscure Sharon Daniels, right and her son Thomas, as they burn the the remnants of her mobile home, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, in Benton, Mo. Sharon Daniels recently purchased the mobile home near her family in a cul-de-sac off of Scott County Road 507. The mobile home moved around 20 feet off it's foundation during the severe weather that tore through the region on Sunday.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Heat and smoke obscure Sharon Daniels, right and her son Thomas, as they burn the the remnants of her mobile home, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, in Benton, Mo. Sharon Daniels recently purchased the mobile home near her family in a cul-de-sac off of Scott County Road 507. The mobile home moved around 20 feet off it's foundation during the severe weather that tore through the region on Sunday.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Debris and damage from Sunday's severe weather is seen along Scott County Road 507, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Debris and damage from Sunday's severe weather is seen along Scott County Road 507, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Debris and damage from Sunday's severe weather is seen along Scott County Road 507, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Debris and damage from Sunday's severe weather is seen along Scott County Road 507, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Debris and damage from Sunday's severe weather is seen along Scott County Road 507, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Debris and damage from Sunday's severe weather is seen along Scott County Road 507, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Debris and damage from Sunday's severe weather is seen along Scott County Road 507, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Debris and damage from Sunday's severe weather is seen along Scott County Road 507, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Debris and damage from Sunday's severe weather is seen along Scott County Road 507, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Debris and damage from Sunday's severe weather is seen along Scott County Road 507, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Cleanup efforts from Sunday's storm are underway at Vince Draper's cattle farm, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, southeast of Morley, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cleanup efforts from Sunday's storm are underway at Vince Draper's cattle farm, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, southeast of Morley, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Debris and damage from Sunday's severe weather is seen along Scott County Road 507, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Debris and damage from Sunday's severe weather is seen along Scott County Road 507, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Debris and damage from Sunday's severe weather is seen along Scott County Road 507, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Debris and damage from Sunday's severe weather is seen along Scott County Road 507, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Debris and damage from Sunday's severe weather is seen along Scott County Road 507, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Debris and damage from Sunday's severe weather is seen along Scott County Road 507, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Debris and damage from Sunday's severe weather is seen along Scott County Road 507, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Debris and damage from Sunday's severe weather is seen along Scott County Road 507, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Debris and damage from Sunday's severe weather is seen along Scott County Road 507, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Debris and damage from Sunday's severe weather is seen along Scott County Road 507, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Debris and damage from Sunday's severe weather is seen along Scott County Road 507, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Debris and damage from Sunday's severe weather is seen along Scott County Road 507, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Charlie Wells repairs the roof on a hay and equipment barn, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, in Morley, Mo. The barn's roof was heavily damaged during Sunday's severe weather.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Charlie Wells repairs the roof on a hay and equipment barn, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, in Morley, Mo. The barn's roof was heavily damaged during Sunday's severe weather.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Cleanup efforts from Sunday's storm are underway at Vince Draper's cattle farm, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, southeast of Morley, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cleanup efforts from Sunday's storm are underway at Vince Draper's cattle farm, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, southeast of Morley, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Cleanup efforts from Sunday's storm are underway at Vince Draper's cattle farm, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, southeast of Morley, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cleanup efforts from Sunday's storm are underway at Vince Draper's cattle farm, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, southeast of Morley, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Cleanup efforts from Sunday's storm are underway at Vince Draper's cattle farm, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, southeast of Morley, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cleanup efforts from Sunday's storm are underway at Vince Draper's cattle farm, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, southeast of Morley, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Cleanup efforts from Sunday's storm are underway at Vince Draper's cattle farm, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, southeast of Morley, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Cleanup efforts from Sunday's storm are underway at Vince Draper's cattle farm, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, southeast of Morley, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Dean Miles stands in front of his Morley, Mo. office, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. Miles road out Sunday's storms by laying face-down on the ground in front of his office, sheltering his head with his hands.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Dean Miles stands in front of his Morley, Mo. office, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. Miles road out Sunday's storms by laying face-down on the ground in front of his office, sheltering his head with his hands.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com

Joe Green cleans up debris from Sunday's storm that hit Vince Draper's cattle farm, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, southeast of Morley, Mo.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Joe Green cleans up debris from Sunday's storm that hit Vince Draper's cattle farm, Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, southeast of Morley, Mo.
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