BREAKING NEWS: Enormous tornado strikes Jefferson City in Missouri causing 'catastrophic damage' to the state capital and leaving 'multiple people' injured and trapped in rubble 'Violent tornado' was confirmed in Jefferson City around 11.47pm on Wednesday In tweet National Weather Service warned residents in area to take 'shelter now!' By Valerie Edwards For Dailymail.com Published: 06:07 BST, 23 May 2019 | Updated: 06:13 BST, 23 May 2019 Viewcomments A catastrophic tornado has ripped through Missouri's capital, according to the National Weather Service. The 'violent tornado' was confirmed in Jefferson City around 11.47pm Wednesday night. In a tweet the weather service warned residents in the area to take 'shelter now!' Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin issued a mandatory evacuation for an area involving a handful of homes. The city's airport also has been evacuated. A catastrophic tornado has ripped through Missouri's capital, according to the National Weather Service. The 'violent tornado' was confirmed in Jefferson City around 11.47pm Wednesday night For the third consecutive day, dangerous storms prompted numerous tornado warnings and reports of twisters touching down, mostly in Missouri and Oklahoma. The NWS said it had received 22 reports of tornadoes by late Wednesday evening, although some of those could be duplicate reporting of the same twister. One tornado skirted just a few miles north of Joplin, Missouri, on the eighth anniversary of a catastrophic tornado that killed 161 people in the city. The tornado caused some damage in the town of Carl Junction, about 4 miles north of the Joplin airport. The Arkansas River was approaching historic highs, while the already high Missouri and Mississippi Rivers were again rising after a multi-day stretch of storms that produced dozens of tornadoes. Forecasters predicted parts of Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas could see more severe weather Wednesday night into Thursday. "The biggest concern is more rain," Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said during a news conference following an aerial tour with Tulsa Mayor G.W. Bynum and other officials Wednesday morning. The deluge inundated roadways, closing highways in 22 Oklahoma counties and 17 Kansas counties, along with more than 330 Missouri roads. Amtrak suspended train service Wednesday and Thursday along a route between St. Louis and Kansas City because of congestion and flood-related delays. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility