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Severe weather has officially moved into Arkansas, with the state already seeing multiple tornadoes and severe thunderstorm warnings earlier this week.
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Millions of people across several states were at risk of tornadoes and other severe weather on Wednesday.
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Northeastern Arkansas saw a tornado emergency issued as a large twister hit Lake City. The tornado was a part of a storm sweeping from Texas to Ohio.
U.S. News & World Report |
At least six people have been killed in a wide swath of violent storms and tornadoes that hit the South and Midwest, and officials are bracing for more severe weather and flooding in the coming days.
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A total of 53 tornado reports were filed, and at least two EF3 tornadoes were confirmed on the Enhanced Fujita Scale - one in Lake City, Arkansas, and another in Selmer, Tennessee.
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And the severe weather threat is not over. The National Weather Service office in Memphis has issued a flood watch through Sunday morning. Saturday could bring flooding to multiple parts of the Mid-South.
Tornadoes are expected to touch down in parts of the U.S. South on Friday, from northeastern Texas and southeastern Oklahoma into western and central Arkansas.
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Another few rounds of strong to severe weather are expected in Arkansas as we head into the weekend, and all modes of severe weather are possible.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas is facing yet another round of severe weather this week. Friday saw severe flooding, damaging winds and several tornado warnings across the Natural State. Have any pictures of the weather where you are? Share them with the Arkansas Storm Team on our Weather Pics page.
As of 1 p.m. Friday, the National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch in several Arkansas counties until 9 p.m., including Pulaski, Faulkner, Saline, and Jefferson.
An unabated wave of severe storms is continuing its onslaught on states like Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri and Indiana, unleashing life-threatening flash flooding, tornadoes and widespread damage.
A once-in-a generation extreme weather event is beginning Wednesday with a tornado outbreak and will continue into the weekend with dangerous, life-threatening flooding.