Posted on 04/28/2014 4:00:18 AM PDT by ilovesarah2012
At least 18 people were killed Sunday by three separate tornadoes spawned by a powerful storm system that moved through the central and southern United States.
The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management confirmed early Monday that at least sixteen people had died after a tornado tore through central Arkansas, while an Oklahoma county sheriff's dispatcher reported that one person had died in the town of Quapaw, near the state's borders with Kansas and Missouri. Fox News has also confirmed that one person died when a tornado hit Keokuk County, Iowa.
The Arkansas tornado touched down about 10 miles west of Little Rock at around 7 p.m. local time and moved northeastward for at least 30 miles, the National Weather Service reported. It missed the state capital but passed through or near several of its suburbs, causing widespread damage in the communities of Mayflower and Vilonia.
According to the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management, ten of the deaths occurred in Faulkner County, where Mayflower and Vilonia are located. Five more occurred in Pulaski County, and one occurred in White County.
The tornado, which grew to be a half-mile wide, turned buildings into rubble and stripped the leaves and smaller branches off of trees.
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As I said... I’m sending prayers to the victims...they might be reckless, but their survivors will miss them, and I pray for them.
That’s why having a smart phone is a good idea.
Yep. Tornado alley is full of century old buildings that have never gotten hit.
Oh, yes. EF-5 Parkersburg, IA. May 25, 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5KI63L22UU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PB0l6EEMcw
this one was over a mile wide. it was incredible.
the damage path was jaw dropping.
Tornado alley is just that.
lol
that was what passed thru my mind, also.
WOW! This one picture is surely worth a thousand words.
Prayers up for all those who have been harmed these past few days in these very destructive storms.
Prayers, too, that the weather will settle down soon.
These are the stupidest remarks I have ever read on Free Republic!
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