Mr. Parson, who spoke to reporters in Jefferson City, warned that the death toll could rise. Golden City and Carl Junction are in the southwest corner of the state, near Joplin. That storm was part of a multistate tornado outbreak that also wrecked much of the Missouri cities of Pierce City and Stockton. Wednesday’s tornado hit the Briarbrook section of Carl Junction, a more affluent part of town, built around the Briarbrook Country Club and Golf Course. The site of the former Missouri State Penitentiary, which is now a tourist attraction near the capitol building, also suffered significant damage.

Source: New York Times May 23, 2019 07:18 UTC