There are reports of a large tornado or tornadoes currently in central Arkansas that have caused damage:
Large tornado near EL PASO, ARK. FLOYD and CENTER HILL be underground! pic.twitter.com/jiBK39EL38
— SevereStudios (@severestudios) April 28, 2014
https://twitter.com/nlrweatherman/status/460578981410906113
Large, violent tornado heading directly for Vilonia, Ark. after striking Mayflower. SEEK SHELTER NOW.
— Andrew Freedman (@afreedma) April 28, 2014
Chaser feed shows large tornado on the ground looking NW of Maumelle. #arwx pic.twitter.com/8bWF7UXeIp
— Chad Garneau (@ChadGarneau) April 28, 2014
7:54pm CT: Debris now moving higher up into the tornado and meso. http://t.co/8HfKnvOPyw Ughh #arwx
— Brad Panovich (@wxbrad) April 28, 2014
NEW: 7:50pm pic from the @WeatherBug camera at Vilonia HS shows an apparent tornado on the right side of image. pic.twitter.com/DtOEPkaShB
— WeatherBug (@WeatherBug) April 28, 2014
DANGEROUS situation developing on the west side of Little rock. Tornado WARNING. Rotation increasing: pic.twitter.com/lmQJrF2pnR
— 28storms.com (@28storms) April 28, 2014
Twitchy will monitor the storm and bring you updates as they are available.
Updates:
The damage to this storm chase vehicle tells the story:
@JeffBaskinFOX16 Our storm chasing team got a bit too close in Mayflower. #arwx pic.twitter.com/DTODFZ56ql
— Hail's Angels ARwx (@HailARwx) April 28, 2014
Vine video:
WOW! “@tvbrendon: #BREAKING VIDEO: This is video of the Quapaw twister from @ThomastheTackle. https://t.co/W9bZLvThEj”
— Lauren Zakalik (@wfaalauren) April 28, 2014
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Unfortunately there are reports of casualties:
*STORM REPORT* Vilonia, AR fire chief says it is a mass casualty situation – need as many ambulances as possible to EOC, per NWS chat. #ARwx
— Andrea Butera (@AndreaButera) April 28, 2014
Kansas and Oklahoma were also hit today:
JUST IN: Kansas officials say tornado destroyed as many as 70 homes and 25 businesses in Baxter Springs
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 28, 2014
Two Killed by Tornado in Quapaw, Oklahoma http://t.co/OalWN6dTH1 via @NBCNews
— MissBot2U (@misskitty1222) April 28, 2014
More updates:
Tornado damage in River Planation neighborhood in Mayflower, #arwx pic.twitter.com/VgVJDJaP2m
— Paul Alex Carr (@ForbiddenH) April 28, 2014
Mayflower tornado. KATV viewer pic #arwx pic.twitter.com/fexn4ktBLW
— Todd Yakoubian (@KATVToddYak) April 28, 2014
Devastating tornado earlier in ARK RT @SarahFortnerWx: INCREDIBLE THV 11 viewer picture of tornado near Vilonia #arwx pic.twitter.com/gAHqgoXrPI
— Capital Weather Gang (@capitalweather) April 28, 2014
Please join me in #prayer for those impacted by many #tornado touchdowns tonight. They continue to hit. Be safe.
— Desiree Paquette (@DesireePaquette) April 28, 2014
Wow… So sad. RT @ForbiddenH River Plantation tornado. Mayflower ARK #ARWX pic.twitter.com/kaaA9MRRTz
— Andrea Butera (@AndreaButera) April 28, 2014
VIDEO: Mayflower, #Arkansas #tornado via Facebook user Staci McElroy http://t.co/d87i8LPJ0l
— Steve Grzanich (@SteveGrzanich) April 28, 2014
Timeline & path of tornado reports from tonight. #ARWX pic.twitter.com/q5gsuMOH9Y
— Sarah Fortner (@SarahFortnerWx) April 28, 2014
The death toll is still unofficial at this point:
BREAKING: Aide to Arkansas governor tells AP at least 4 dead after tornado hits state; 1 also dead in Oklahoma tornado
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 28, 2014
A revised death toll Monday morning:
Updated tornado death toll: 16 dead in Arkansas; 1 in Oklahoma http://t.co/ilkywIwMpz
— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 28, 2014
Terrible.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets, and one tweet linking to a video no longer available has been removed.
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