Little Rock tornado

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A tornado emergency had been issued for metro Little Rock, Arkansas, Friday afternoon, due to the threat of a damaging tornado and quarter-sized hail. The alert ...

A winter storm warning stretches from Nebraska to Minneapolis and into Wisconsin and Michigan, where more than a foot of snow is possible. The expanse of this severe weather stretches from Lufkin, Texas, to Milwaukee and as far east as Nashville, Tennessee and Cincinnati. "We had no idea that it would be this much damage that we're seeing right now at this point," Latricia Woodruff, a spokesperson for the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management, told ABC News Live Prime on Friday about the tornado activity in the state. "Jill and I are here to show our support," Biden said during remarks in the town on Friday, standing amid the destruction. There is a wintry part to this storm, with blizzard warnings issued for South Dakota and Minnesota, where more than half a foot of snow and 45 mph wind gusts are possible. A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan until 3 a.m. local time near Earle, Arkansas, west of Memphis, the NWS said, calling it a "life-threatening situation." Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency due to Friday's severe weather and activated the National Guard to assist state and local law enforcement. Damage is centered in West Little Rock, where "multiple structures," both commercial and residential, have been destroyed, Lear-Sadowsky said. Significant damage is being reported in nearby Wynne, Arkansas, located roughly 50 miles west of Memphis. At least one person has died in Pulaski County, Arkansas, Madeline Roberts, a spokeswoman for the county's emergency management agency, told ABC News. Francis County, who was assisting in Wynne, confirmed the death toll to ABC News.

An outbreak of violent thunderstorms was forecast to impact more than a dozen states on Friday, and reports of tornadoes began Friday afternoon.

[More winter weather in Northwest] [Meanwhile in parts of Oregon and Washington, a ] [winter storm warning](https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=PQR&wwa=winter%20storm%20warning) is in effect through Sunday, with snow accumulations up to 48 inches possible at ] [The weather service issued a ] [blizzard warning ](https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=ABR&wwa=blizzard%20warning)from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning for a large swath of South Dakota and neighboring states. [The tornado destroyed buildings, damaged Wynne High School, flipped cars and shredded rooftops](https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/weather/2023/03/31/tornado-destroys-homes-schools-and-vehicles-in-wynne-earle-arkansas/70070316007/) reported the Commercial Appeal, a USA TODAY Network paper in Memphis. [In Covington, Tennessee, the city's police department posted on Facebook](https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/weather/2023/03/31/weather-storms-tornadoes-west-tennessee-damage-tipton-county/70070317007/) that the city was "impassable," the Commercial Appeal reported. [It's been a bad start to the USA's tornado season] [With 311 tornadoes through Thursday, the U.S. 1 message that people need to have is that they need to be prepared," said Pam Knox, director of the University of Georgia Weather Network. It was the first time in two years the center had issued a "high risk" warning, and this time there were two. Experts in weather service field offices throughout the region plan to begin tornado damage surveys early Saturday morning. Sanders tweeted: "Significant damage has occurred in Central Arkansas....Praying for all those who were and remain in the path of this storm. Dozens were injured as a tornado roared through Little Rock during one of several "tornado emergencies" Friday as the powerful storm system moved across the Mississippi River valley. Earlier in the afternoon, he had requested assistance from the Arkansas National Guard. Dozens of ambulances were on scene as emergency responders cared for the wounded.

More than 85 million people were under weather advisories Friday as the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center forecast an unusually large outbreak ...

Deputy Director of Athletics Matt Henderson said in a statement the decision was made “due to the unpredictable timing of possible severe weather and potential storm impact.” The toll was especially steep in western Mississippi’s Sharkey County, where 13 people were killed in a county of 3,700 residents. Our fervent hope is that people pay attention to the forecasts that have been out for several days now regarding Friday’s threat,” Bunting said. on Friday have meteorologists urging people to brace for dangerous weather including tornadoes, saying the conditions are similar to those a week ago that unleashed a devastating twister that killed at least 21 people in Mississippi. Tornado warnings were issued for isolated areas of Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois on Friday afternoon. And aerial footage showed several rooftops were torn from homes in Little Rock and nearby Benton.

At least a dozen people have been injured after a "devastating" tornado hit Little Rock, Arkansas, officials say. The twister churned through the state's ...

Over 28,000 lost power in Oklahoma, where high winds were said to have downed power lines, sparking grass fires. It damaged about 2,000 homes, officials said. High risk severe thunderstorm warnings were in place on Friday for parts of Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Tennessee, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Storm Prediction Center. Spokeswoman Cara Wade told the newspaper: "We have already begun to receive patients, and a few of these are in critical condition." One of the state's biggest hospitals, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center in Little Rock, said it was expecting at least 15-20 patients from the twister. A state of emergency has also been declared in Missouri and two tornados were reported in Iowa.

A tornado in Little Rock forced meteorologists with the local National Weather Service office there to evacuate.

The Memphis office of the Weather Service planned to issue warnings and monitor the weather on their behalf, said Desiree Meadows, a meteorologist in Memphis. [said in a Facebook post](https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=754410089374157&set=a.285465999601904) that the band’s members were still sheltering in place at the venue, the [Apollo Theater](https://theapollotheatreac.com/). [large tornado](https://twitter.com/rawsalerts/status/1641911839809257472?s=20) touching down in Sigourney, a town of about 2,000 people about 70 miles southwest of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Tornadoes killed 13 people and destroyed homes and businesses in Rolling Fork and in surrounding Sharkey County. The governor of Arkansas, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, said that officials there were on alert for the death toll to rise. The two hospitals were anticipating a surge of additional patients. More than 100,000 customers in Illinois, and 65,000 in Arkansas were without power as of Friday night, The National Weather Service reported “ [possible tornado damage](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html)” in Belvidere, and Gov. Pritzker of Illinois [said on Twitter](https://twitter.com/GovPritzker/status/1641993040242921472) that his office was “closely monitoring the roof collapse” there. near Little Rock and prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency, killed one person in North Little Rock, the coroner of Pulaski County, Gerone Q. A second tornado, in Wynne, Ark., about 100 miles east of Little Rock, struck about 6 p.m. Tornadoes in Arkansas also injured at least 30 people and destroyed homes.

Large violent tornadoes were tearing through multiple states in the South and Midwest Friday, injuring dozens of people, toppling cars and ripping off roofs ...

“The danger remains high, especially across middle Tennessee, northern Alabama, northern Mississippi and northern Illinois,” CNN Meteorologist Gene Norman said. Seconds later, a roof from another building was seen blowing into the air. CDT, according to the Storm Prediction Center. CDT and parts of northeast Texas, northwest Louisiana and far southern Oklahoma until 9:00 p.m. One region stretches from parts of eastern Arkansas, southwestern Tennessee and northern Mississippi while another includes parts of southeastern Iowa, northwestern Illinois, and northeastern Missouri and Iowa City in Iowa. A particularly dangerous tornado watch was also in effect for northwestern Alabama, northern Mississippi and western and central Tennessee, including for the city of Nashville until 1 a.m. Missouri Gov. More than 27 million people were under tornado watches Friday evening, stretching from southern Arkansas to northern Iowa until 8 p.m. The National Weather Service confirmed a large, destructive twister moved through Covington, about 40 miles northeast of Memphis. The town was “basically cut in half by damage from east to west,” Wynne Mayor Jennifer Hobbs told CNN Friday evening. The tornadoes that develop could have an EF-2 or higher intensity, with destructive winds of more than 111 mph, the center said. [declared a state of emergency](https://twitter.com/SarahHuckabee/status/1641920722921566208), saying the state will “spare no resource” in responding and recovering from the storm and [activated](https://twitter.com/SarahHuckabee/status/1641930133970857984) the state’s National Guard.

A large tornado tore through west Little Rock Friday afternoon in what was described by weather reporters as a catastrophic event that caused widespread ...

A wind advisory was issued for Fort Smith and the area with gusts of 55 mph possible until 7 p.m. There were no fatalities in the Little Rock tornado Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. Garland, Hot Spring and Montgomery counties were under a warning after radar indicated rotation near Norman, 13 miles south of Mt. A tornado warning was issued until 3:15 p.m. Shortly after 6 p.m., damage was reported in Wynne, Arkansas west of West Memphis, where emergency crews were conducting search and rescue efforts, according to reports. "We will spare no resource to assist with response and recovery efforts for Arkansans impacted."

A monster storm system has torn through the South and Midwest spawning tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centers, overturned vehicles and uprooted ...

"Praying for all those who were and remain in the path of this storm," Sanders, who declared a state of emergency, said on Twitter. [Mississippi's Sharkey County](https://www.livenowfox.com/news/mississippi-tornado-biden-declares-emergency), where 13 people were killed in a county of 3,700 residents. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center in Little Rock was operating at a mass casualty level and preparing for up to 20 patients, spokesperson Leslie Taylor said. One tornado veered just west of Iowa City, home to the University of Iowa, which cancelled a watch party at an on-campus arena for the women’s basketball Final Four game. About 32,000 were without electricity in neighboring Oklahoma, where wind gusts of up to 60 mph fueled fast-moving grass fires. The power went out, and they used the flashlights on their phones to see. In Little Rock, resident Niki Scott took cover in the bathroom after her husband called to say a tornado was headed her way. Multiple tornadoes were reported moving through parts of eastern Iowa, with sporadic damage to buildings. At least one person was reported dead and two dozen or more were hurt, some critically, in the Little Rock area. It then crossed the Arkansas River into North Little Rock and surrounding cities, where widespread damage was reported to homes, businesses and vehicles. Outside a Guitar Center, five people were captured on video aiming their phones at the swirling sky. Police in Covington, Tennessee, reported downed power lines and toppled trees.