Weather service confirms 4 tornadoes in 50 miles in Kansas, Missouri

The National Weather Service says a deadly storm in southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri spawned four tornadoes in roughly 50 miles.

Weather Service Meteorologist Mark Burchfield in Springfield, Missouri, said Thursday that two of the tornadoes Wednesday night were EF3 tornadoes with winds of 140 mph.

One outside Golden City, Missouri, northeast of Joplin, killed three people and seriously injured a fourth. Burchfield said it was on the ground for 12 miles.

Another EF3 tornado struck Carl Junction and was on the ground for 9 miles.

The tornadoes started Wednesday night with an EF0 tornado outside of the southeast Kansas ghost town of Treece that remained on the ground for 3 miles.

An EF0 tornado also touched down near Oronogo, Missouri, and was on the ground for 8 miles.