A tornado leaves a Nevada, Missouri family seeking $400,000 in donations to rebuild after losing their home.

The Bakersfield, Mo., community is staying strong after battling fires, the EF-3 tornado that killed three people, and flooding from this weekend.

The National Weather Service said the tornado - which cut a path through Nevada, Missouri - extended nearly 17 miles and had a width of 600 yards. Maximum wind speeds reached nearly 100 mph.

Emergency crews rushed to Washington County, Missouri, after at least one tornado swept through the area on Wednesday, causing significant damage outside of St. Louis. First responders reported that numerous homes in the region,

Several residents reported seeing a tornado in Potosi, Mo., part of a region in the Central United States that the National Weather Service warned could be deluged with tornadoes and floods in the coming days.

In the Kansas City area, the National Weather Service reported that a pair of tornadoes touched down Wednesday morning, including an EF2 tornado in Pilot Grove in Cooper County. T

A radar-confirmed tornado touched down south of Greenville in Bond County, and officials confirmed significant damage in the area. 5 On Your Side's Brent Solomon reported that at least two homes appeared to be destroyed across from a large field that was littered with debris.

Last month, dust storms in Texas and Kansas reduced visibility on roads, resulting in multi-car pileups that killed at least 11 people. "Wind is unlike many other hazards because you really can't see it,

We’re talking weeks, months, even longer in all this cleanup,” Nevada’s city manager said. “It’s going to be a massive job.”

"We could be planning funerals today. Today, we're just planning to rebuild," said the father of one homeowner hit by storm. "It will all be ok. ... We're all upright.