Severe thunderstorms producing 60-70 mile per hour winds have downed trees and power lines throughout the Ozarks.

A spokesperson with City Utilities says part of Pythian between Glenstone and the Cooper Tennis Complex will be closed for an extended period of time after the storms affecting power lines there.

CU says over 5,000 customers have lost power.

Several intersections in the Springfield area are either in the dark or have flashing red lights. Remember to treat those as a four way stop.

Numerous transformers have blown and there are a number of trees down in both roadways and residential areas.

This video of power lines sparking near Broadway and Grand was posted by KY3 News.

Springfield City Utilities is reporting more than 5,000 customers without electricity as of 7:30 a.m.

More than 1,500 of those outages are in the 65803 zip code, with more than 1,000 in the 65807 zip and more than 900 in the 65804 zip code.

Upwards of 31,000 utility customers in Missouri are without power.

Galena and Ozark have reported outages.

Multiple power poles and lines have been downed by severe thunderstorm wind gusts in east Springfield.

Law enforcement in Mt. Vernon also reported multiple trees down, along with power lines and poles, and numerous outages.

Storefront damage is reported at the Ace Hardware on Commercial Street in Springfield, with a sign ripped off and debris in the roadway.

Go Patrol spotters tell us one house has half its roof off and another is missing its roof near Hanover and Golden in Springfield, with part of a roof in the road.

Power lines are down across the roadway and sparking at Fort and Mt. Vernon in Springfield as of 7:10 a.m.

There’s damage to large tree limbs and shingles blown off the roof of a home in the Rogersville area, where 71 mile per hour winds were reported at 5:40 a.m.

The severe weather threat for the morning has shifted south into Arkansas and south central Missouri, but more thunderstorms are possible later Thursday.