<img src="http://www.joplinglobeonline.com/images/zope/updated.gif" border=0 > 05/11/08 1:12 p.m. Death toll stands at 14 in three Missouri counties

May 11, 2008 02:12 pm

— The death toll in Newton County stands at 12 following a tornado Saturday evening, according to Susie Stonner, spokeswoman for the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency. One death also was reported in Jasper County and one in Barry County, she said, bringing the count to 14 so far.
Stonner also said 9,000 people are without power in Newton County.
The Missouri Highway Patrol reported a path of destruction and damage one mile wide and 25 miles long through Newton County, based on an aerial survey Sunday morning, Stonner said.