Day 120: Arkansas Tornado Outbreak
The night before the start of VORTEX II and a tornado outbreak is under way across portions of the central United States. The Storm Prediction Center upgraded the severe weather outlook to “High Risk” for central Arkansas and for good measure. At least 3 fatalities have 1 fatality has been reported in Scotland, AR and several other towns are reporting significant damage – including portions of Little Rock – with people still trapped. It’s going to be a long night.
Just to give you an idea of how many storms are rotating, at 10:50 PM CDT, there are still 6 tornado warnings in effect!
1622 UTC, 1 May 2010: Local emergency managers have lowered the death toll in Scotland, AR from last night’s storms from 3 to 1.












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