Fulton area battered by storm Wednesday

May 26, 2011 at 8:38 a.m. | Updated May 26, 2011 at 8:38 a.m.

A tree sustains wind damage Wednesday afternoon during tornado warnings across Callaway County. The tree downed a power line at 505 Route Z but repairmen were quickly on the scene to fix it after the warnings lifted.
A tree sustains wind damage Wednesday afternoon during tornado warnings across Callaway County. The tree downed a power line at 505 Route Z but repairmen were quickly on the scene to fix it after the warnings lifted.

Callaway County was battered Wednesday afternoon by a severe storm that included heavy rain, hail, high winds and scattered reports of tornadoes.

A tree fell on a electric power line on Route Z Wednesday afternoon.

The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings for much of Callaway County and Central Missouri on Wednesday.

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.