Wind gust takes nursing home’s roof
By PHIL COBB Publisher
Nodaway Nursing Home, located about two miles west of Maryville, lost part of its roof during a brief thunderstorm Wednesday afternoon. Visible are portions of the roof which landed in the employee parking lot, damaging several of the vehicles parked there. Despite the dramatic scene, there were no injuries, the home never lost power, and according to Tiffany Care Centers officials, day-to-day operations will continue pretty much as usual.
High winds wreaked havoc just west of Maryville Wednesday afternoon.
In the path of a brief violent thunderstorm was Nodaway Nursing Home, a 43-resident, skilled nursing care facility owned and operated by Tiffany Care Centers of Mound City.
A portion of the building’s roof was ripped off and dropped on vehicles in the employee parking lot.
Nodaway County was in a tornado watch issued by the National Weather Service at the time, but it was believed that strong inline winds were the cause of the damage.
Debris was strewn more than 100 feet to the north into an adjacent row crop field.
“By the grace of God everyone is safe,” exclaimed Kris Gibson, Tiffany’s vice president of business development. “Buildings can be replaced, lives can’t.”
Gibson said that the portion of the building that lost its roof contains no residential rooms, only the kitchen and some of the home’s files.
She said that no residents had to be displaced and that business would continue, for the most part, as usual.
“We just need to get a few things sealed up,” Gibson said, noting that rain was forecast to continue.
In addition to the building, Gibson expressed concern about employees whose cars received damage, some quite significant, as the majority of the wayward roof landed on the employee parking lot.
Employees from United Electric Cooperative were on hand to ensure there was no immediate danger from potentially damaged power lines.
Interim Administrator Barb Vice said that the facility never lost power during the incident.
She commended her staff for following all the necessary procedures to ensure their safety as well as that of the home’s residents.
All residents of the home are housed in the newer portion of the building, believed to have been built in the mid 80s, and unharmed by Wednesday’s storm.
Missouri State Highway Patrol, Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office, and the Maryville Public Safety Department fire division were all on scene in a precautionary capacity.
By PHIL COBB Publisher
Nodaway Nursing Home, located about two miles west of Maryville, lost part of its roof during a brief thunderstorm Wednesday afternoon. Visible are portions of the roof which landed in the employee parking lot, damaging several of the vehicles parked there. Despite the dramatic scene, there were no injuries, the home never lost power, and according to Tiffany Care Centers officials, day-to-day operations will continue pretty much as usual.
By PHIL COBB Publisher
Nodaway Nursing Home, located about two miles west of Maryville, lost part of its roof during a brief thunderstorm Wednesday afternoon. Visible are portions of the roof which landed in the employee parking lot, damaging several of the vehicles parked there. Despite the dramatic scene, there were no injuries, the home never lost power, and according to Tiffany Care Centers officials, day-to-day operations will continue pretty much as usual.
By PHIL COBB Publisher
Nodaway Nursing Home, located about two miles west of Maryville, lost part of its roof during a brief thunderstorm Wednesday afternoon. Visible are portions of the roof which landed in the employee parking lot, damaging several of the vehicles parked there. Despite the dramatic scene, there were no injuries, the home never lost power, and according to Tiffany Care Centers officials, day-to-day operations will continue pretty much as usual.
