Nearly three dozen tornadoes were reported in northern Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri. and Louisiana.At least three people were killed in Oklahoma and one died in Missouri.Buildings were damaged and trees were downed from the suspected tornadoes.
Storms pounding Central Arkansas knocked down trees, ripped off roofs and flipped tractor-trailers on Thursday, the third day in a rash of storms that has killed at least four people, spawned nearly three dozen suspected tornadoes and triggered flash flooding in six states.
A tractor-trailer was tipped on its side on eastbound Interstate 30 in Little Rock, the Arkansas Department of Transportation reported. Several semitrailers were , KATV reported. Downed trees and powerlines and flooding closed numerous streets and roads, and several homes and businesses were damaged.
The body of Faron Morgan, 57, was recovered Thursday from a pasture near Comanche, Oklahoma, a day after flooding swept away Morgan and the all-terrain vehicle he was using to survey the flooding on his property that resulted from the storms, the Associated Press reported.
One man was found dead Wednesday in brush near a campsite outside of Ava, Missouri, after flash floods swept through the area, the Associated Press reported. The man was identified as Robbie Turner, 59, from Ava. Local media reports said more than 7 inches of rain had fallen in Ava.
In Oklahoma, Bryan County Emergency Management spokesperson Kenneth Eppler confirmed the death of 58-year-old Debby Boyd Tuesday in Bokchito, Oklahoma. Eppler told weather.com her husband, Allen Boyd, was also injured when the storm tore through the town in Bryan County, about 150 miles southwest of Oklahoma City. He is hospitalized with undisclosed injuries.
In east Tulsa, the was recovered from a vehicle that was found submerged in about 15 to 20 feet of water in a flooded creek, Andrew Little, public information officer for the Tulsa Fire Department, told KJRH on Wednesday. The identity of the man has not been released pending family notification.
In addition to Arkansas, the spate of storms caused damage in Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas. Here's a rundown of the impacts in each state.
Tornado warnings were raised Thursday in parts of Pulaski, Faulkner, Lonoke and White counties.
Little Rock Fire Department Capt. Jason Weaver told the Arkansas Democrat Gazette thatand reports of downed trees and power lines.
“Our guys were running like crazy, but it was otherwise pretty uneventful,” Weaver said.
Part of a roof was torn off a business and a garage door blown in , KARK reported. Numerous trees were down and metal shed was also damaged.
Homes were damaged southwest of Otto in Faulkner County, and trees downed in Sylvan Hills in Pulaski County, KARK reported.
Flash flooding impacted roads in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Vilonia, and Hot Springs.
Overnight storms flipped a mobile home in Gepp in Fulton County, the National Weather Service reported, according to the Democrat Gazette. Three people in the home escaped uninjured.
NWS also confirmed an EF-1 tornado struck Bergman, Arkansas, on Tuesday. The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management said the storm knocked down trees and possibly damaged homes.
Flooding from the storms forced the closure of nearly 280 Missouri roads and prompted officials to evacuate some campgrounds, the AP reports.
confirmed that they had received reports of damage from a tornado in Wheaton, Missouri, about 67 miles southwest of Springfield.
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NWS had confirmed at least three tornadoes, in Miller, Wheaton and Pleasant Ridge, and said crews were surveying damage and , the Springfield News Leader reported.
Brandon VanDalsem, who took the photos, said in the post that "no one was home," but that report has not been independently confirmed.
In western Missouri, a possible tornado damaged at least a dozen homes in Ozark, about 20 miles south of Springfield.
Ozark Police Chief Tim Clothier said at least three injuries were reported.
Other suspected tornadoes were reported in the towns of Rocky Comfort, Miller and Stella in southern Missouri.
At least 22 people were injured in storms Tuesday night in southeast Oklahoma, the state Department of Health reported, according to the Associated Press.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt declared a state of emergency on Wednesday for 52 Oklahoma counties as a result of the storms.
Several buildings were damaged by a reported tornado in Rogers County, Oklahoma, north of Tulsa. Emergency Management Director Scotty Stokes told weather.com that at least four buildings and several barns and outbuildings had been damaged.
Kiamichi Electric said a possible tornado knocked out power to thousands near Tulsa.
NWS said an EF-1 tornado touched down near a pasture in Huxley, Texas, at 6:30 Thursday morning. It uprooted and snapped numerous trees and damaged a small farm outbuilding.
On Tuesday, a tornado caused tree and roof damage in the Red River community of Charlie, home to 70 residents and located about 17 miles northeast of Wichita Falls, the AP reported. Two family farms suffered severe damage, , the Wichita Falls Times Record News reported.
At the Jetton Farm, buildings where pecan farming equipment is stored and the walk-in coolers for peach crops were blown completely apart.
"We lost a lot of huge, huge pecan trees that have been here for a hundred years. We lost a lot of the peaches due to the wind and hail," Ken Jetton told the newspaper.
At Montz Home Orchard, Tim Montz said it could take 10 to 12 years before new trees are mature enough to replace the 500 large pecan trees he lost in the storm.
Two tornadoes struck Thursday morning in western Louisiana just across the border with Texas. An EF-1 touched down about 6:40 a.m. in Stanley, Louisiana, NWS reported. It uprooted and knocked over trees and lifted the roof off a mobile home.
At 7:08 a.m., an EF-1 briefly touched down just southwest of U.S. 84 and Oak Hill Road in Mansfield, Louisiana. It destroyed several small sheds and knocked down trees.
A suspected tornado in the town of Paola, about 40 miles southwest of Kansas City, the Kansas City Star reported.
Trinity Lutheran Church sustained damage to its roof, a flagpole and headstones in the church's cemetery, which were toppled by the storm.