A tornado that swept through southeast Missouri on Sunday did severe damage to Black River Electric Cooperative’s buildings and destroyed 25 trucks.
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A tornado caused severe damage to Black River EC's buildings. (Photo Courtesy: Jim McCarty/Rural Missouri)
In addition to damaging its headquarters, the tornado knocked out power to more than a quarter of the co-op's members. (Photo Courtesy: Jim McCarty/Rural Missouri)
The tornado caused extensive damage to the co-op's main office, warehouse and dispatch center. (Photo Courtesy: Jim McCarty/Rural Missouri)
The tornado caused extensive damage to the co-op's main office, warehouse and dispatch center. (Photo Courtesy: Jim McCarty/Rural Missouri)
The tornado destroyed 25 of the co-op's trucks—nearly its entire fleet—when an awning fell down on top of them. (Photo Courtesy: Jim McCarty/Rural Missouri)
The tornado destroyed 25 of the co-op's trucks—nearly its entire fleet—when an awning fell down on top of them. (Photo Courtesy: Jim McCarty/Rural Missouri)
The tornado destroyed 25 of the co-op's trucks—nearly its entire fleet—when an awning fell down on top of them. (Photo Courtesy: Jim McCarty/Rural Missouri)
The tornado destroyed 25 of the co-op's trucks—nearly its entire fleet—when an awning fell down on top of them. (Photo Courtesy: Jim McCarty/Rural Missouri)
The tornado destroyed 25 of the co-op's trucks—nearly its entire fleet—when an awning fell down on top of them. (Photo Courtesy: Jim McCarty/Rural Missouri)
Despite the damage, the co-op—with help from other Missouri co-ops—made major progress Monday in restoring outages. (Photo Courtesy: Jim McCarty/Rural Missouri)
Despite the damage, the co-op—with help from other Missouri co-ops—made major progress Monday in restoring outages. (Photo Courtesy: Jim McCarty/Rural Missouri)
Despite the damage, the co-op—with help from other Missouri co-ops—made major progress Monday in restoring outages. (Photo Courtesy: Jim McCarty/Rural Missouri)
Despite the damage, the co-op—with help from other Missouri co-ops—made major progress Monday in restoring outages. (Photo Courtesy: Jim McCarty/Rural Missouri)
Employees were not in the Black River EC offices when the tornado struck, and no one was injured. (Photo Courtesy: Jim McCarty/Rural Missouri)
After broken windows were boarded up, employees continued operations in a meeting room Monday. (Photo Courtesy: Jim McCarty/Rural Missouri)
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PublishedOctober 25, 2021