India, April 27 -- A tornado warning was issued for Columbia, Missouri on Sunday. Other parts of the state, including Ashland and New Bloomfield were also on alert.

"Tornado Warning continues for Columbia MO, Ashland MO and New Bloomfield MO until 9:30pm CDT," the post from the National Weather Service (NWS) read.

University of Missouri is located in Columbia, which has sparked fears.

"COLUMBIA MISSOURI. Home of the University of Missouri - 50,000 students on campus. City population 130,000. This is the largest city to receive a tornado warning in tonight's entire outbreak. Ashland is south of Columbia, New Bloomfield is north - this storm has a wide circulation bracket around the entire Columbia metro. Small hail means the energy is i...