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Tornado in Arkansas: area near Little Rock hit from a “large, extremely dangerous” tornado

The National Weather Service has declared a tornado emergency. office in Little Rock, Arkansas for a confirmed large and destructive tornado.

“Large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly tornado is on to the ground,” the National Weather Service said. in tweet at 20:34 CT. “To protect your life, COVER NOW!”

weather The service said the tornado report came from observer at Little Rock Air Force Base.

8:19 pm Pacific time weather The service reported that the location of the tornado was found over Olmsted or near air base, moving east at 35 miles per hour. Olmsted is about 15 miles away north of center of Little Rock.

Like a storm system moved around the state, several tornado warnings were issued, and weather The Service’s Storm Prediction Center said there were five reports of tornadoes in Arkansas.

It was more than two dozen hail reports in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

University of Central Arkansas canceled Tuesday classes after serious weather.

“Because of power shutdown and individual floods on campus, all classes canceled on Tuesday, April 12 The campus will remain open and business work will continue,” the university said. in tweet. The university is located in Conway, Arkansas, just over 30 miles north of Small stone.

weather service also published heavy thunderstorm watch for parts of Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee, including city of Memphis, until 4 am

it’s developing story and will be updated.

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Tyler Hromadka
Tyler Hromadka
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