500 Severe Reports, Over 100 Tornado

Another crazy, crazy severe weather night in the Midwest.More about yesterday's outbreak, and today's, later this morning.

223 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings issued yesterday, plus 188 more overnight! An incredible 107 tornado reports... excerpts:

*** 7 INJ *** TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR RB 83. HEAVY DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO CARSONS CORNER. 7 INJURIES AND 20 HOMES DAMAGED/DESTROYED (SGF)

EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ACROSS EASTERN WEBSTER COUNTY. EM REPORTS PATH BEING CUT THROUGH THE DEBRIS ON DRYCREEK RD TO GET ACCESS TO AREAS ADDITIONAL DAMAGE AREAS. SEARCH AND R

*** 1 INJ *** SEVERAL HOUSES DAMAGED...3 MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED...NUMEROUS SHEDS AND OUTBUILDINGS DESTROYED. 1 INJURY REPORTED BY COUNTY EMA. (LSX)

*** 2 INJ *** CONTINUOUS DAMAGE TRACK BEGINNING ON B HIGHWAY 3-4 MILES EAST OF SHELDON...CONTINUING NORTHEASTWARD TO JUST NORTH OT BELLAMY TO MONTEVELLO TO VIRGIL CITY. (SGF)

336 Hail Reports yesterday, 23 of them over 2 inches in diameter (worst was 4.5" in diameter)! 90 wind reports yesterday, up to 80 mph... excerpts:

PEOPLE UNACCOUNTED FOR ON SOUTH GRAND AVENUE. POWER OUTAGES FROM I-72 AND ROUTE 4 THROUGH I-72 AND I-55. (ILX)
PEOPLE TRAPPED IN THE BASEMENT OF A HOUSE JUST SOUTH OF LATHAM. (ILX)

DELAYED REPORT. 1 INJURY IN MURRAYVILLE CAUSED BY FLYING DEBRIS. 1 TRAILER DAMAGED...NO POWER IN TOWN...AN A 4 INCH GAS PIPE BROKE IN A GRAIN ELEVATOR BUT IS CAPPED. (ILX)

CNN Reporting: "Tornadoes rampaged through the heart of Missouri and into Illinois on Sunday, killing at least five people, authorities said, capping a weekend that had already seen two deaths blamed on severe weather. A twister up to one-half mile wide killed a woman in her mobile home in western Missouri, officials said."

CAPTION FOR PHOTO ABOVE: A tree holds the remains of a nearby home after a one of several tornadoes generated by a band of severe weather touched down near St. Mary, MO, Sunday, March 12, 2006. Two deaths have been attributed to the tornado.(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)

Bentonville Fire Department Battalion Chief Kevin Boydston talks on the radio in front of homes damaged by a possible tornado in Bentonville, Ark., Sunday, March 12, 2006. Several homes in the subdivision were damaged in the storm, but there were no reports of injuries. (AP Photo / April L. Brown)