22-04-2025
Carl Junction intensifies tornado cleanup with citywide debris pickup
CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — More resources are coming online to help clean up in the wake of the Carl Junction tornado.
The city of Carl Junction will handle a debris pickup for vegetation piled at the is for trees and branches only, which should be cut into manageable leaders are also considering other options for the cleanup, including extra help during the previously scheduled city-wide cleanup May 3rd.
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They say gathering downed trees and branches seems to be the biggest need.
'Five-foot lengths, that type of thing. And we'll be coming by and getting—we're going to get some dumpsters centrally located here, so that people can bring any of the other debris, you know, they can bring and dump into those, too,' said Steve Lawver, CJ City Admin.
The EF-1 tornado damaged trees, outbuilding and roofs on a diagonal path in Carl Junction starting on the west side and running northeast.
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