Ahmad Lathan

2 weeks ago | kfvs12.com | Ahmad Lathan

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - “I’ve been working here for almost nine years now and this is the largest flooding event that I have seen.”That is how one business owner describes the work they are facing as they help flood victims dry out across southeast Missouri. Related stories“So starting about 9:30 on Friday night, we started getting phone calls,” said Brittany Davenport, co-owner of ServPro in Jackson. And the phone has not stopped ringing at ServPro.

2 weeks ago | kfvs12.com | Ahmad Lathan

HOLCOMB, Mo. (KFVS) - Raining over the weekend led to flash flooding, water rescues and families forced out of their homes. Related stories“I can’t hardly talk about it because it has affected our lives,” said Alice Pedigo, Holcomb resident. You can barely see Pedigo’s house from where she met us. The water is simply too deep to get any closer. She showed us pictures of the water just outside her home early Saturday morning, as all that rain fell around them.

2 weeks ago | kfvs12.com | Ahmad Lathan

DELTA, Mo. (KFVS) - Dozens of electric crews are in high gear battling challenges while they work to restore power in Delta. “There are objects that could fall. We’re pulling cable. We’ve got poles in the air on being pulled up,” Landy Wince, Ameren senior director, said. There are more electric crews in Delta than residents right now. You can see multiple trucks blocking off Liberty Street Ameren Senior Director Landy Wince is in charge of getting the lights back on.

2 weeks ago | kfvs12.com | Ahmad Lathan

DELTA, Mo. (KFVS) - After severe weather hit the Heartland Wednesday evening, leaders at Delta R-V Schools are working to get power back. Delta Superintendent David Heeb says class won’t be in session for some time while district buildings are without power from Wednesday night’s storm. Heeb says they’re being patient with electric crews in getting things back up and running. At the moment, Ameren crews and the Red Cross are using the school district as a disaster relief hub.

3 weeks ago | fox5vegas.com | Ahmad Lathan

BRAZEAU, Mo. (KFVS/Gray News) - A woman in Missouri came across a photo that had been swept up in a tornado 100 miles from its original location. Bonnie Hemman said she and her husband found the wedding photo in their front yard in Brazeau, Missouri on March 14, the morning after a dozen tornadoes ripped through the region. “I just think that God placed it here because he knew I could find the person that it goes to,” she said. Hemman and her husband own Hemman Winery in Perry County, Missouri.