Severe storms and tornadoes rolled through Missouri Friday night, killing at least 12 people. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports six deaths in Wayne County; three in Ozark County; one death in Butler County, one in Jefferson County and one in St. Louis County.

According to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s Office, initial reports indicate there were up to 19 tornadoes that impacted 25 Missouri counties.

Tornadoes were reported in southern Missouri’s Rolla, Bakersfield, as well as Wright and Howell Counties. In the St. Louis area, tornadoes were reported in Union, Villa Ridge, Bridgeton, Florissant, and Arnold.

Widespread power outages have been reported in Missouri. Dan Singletary, with Howell-Oregon County Electric Cooperative in southern Missouri, said more than 6,000 customers are without power.

“We’ve got over 170 poles that are laying on the ground,” he said. “We had three substations hit. This is going to be a multi-day effort to get all of our members power back. But we’re on it and we’re going to do it safely.”

Over in the Kansas City area of Blue Springs, a large tree took out a car passing by. The driver of the car was taken to a hospital. The person is in critical condition.

Massive trees were brought down by strong wind gusts Friday afternoon in Kansas City.

The National Weather Service is expected to send out teams to survey damage to determine the size and scope of any suspected tornadoes.

The Missouri Division of Fire and Safety says despite last night’s storms, the elevated fire risk continues. The Division is urging people not to burn and be careful with cigarettes and anything that could spark a fire. It said yesterday’s wildland and grass fires damaged homes, led to temporary evacuations and strained the state’s fire resources.

This is a developing story.