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Little Rock, other parts of Arkansas hit by 'catastrophic' storm

Headline from 12News Phoenix

Little Rock was hit by what's being called a 'catastrophic' tornado on Friday as severe storms moved throughout Arkansas.

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  1. Wfmy News 2

    Tornado slams Little Rock, smashes rooftops, flips vehicles (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    Tornado warnings were issued for isolated areas of Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois on Friday afternoon.

  2. Delaware Public Media

    A tornado slams Little Rock, smashing rooftops and flipping vehicles (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    A tornado raced through the Arkansas capital and surrounding areas, splintering homes, overturning vehicles and tossing trees and debris on roadways as people raced for shelter.

  3. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Significant tornado outbreak underway in Midwest, parts of the South (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    A confirmed, "catastrophic" tornado has already moved through the metro area of Little Rock, Arkansas, according to the NWS.

  4. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Tornadoes slam Arkansas, shredding rooftops and tossing cars (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    A tornado has plowed through Arkansas’ capital and surrounding areas, reducing rooftops to splinters, toppling vehicles and tossing debris on roadways as people scrambled for shelter. There are early reports

  5. 12News Phoenix

    Little Rock, other parts of Arkansas hit by 'catastrophic' storm (opens 12News Phoenix)

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    12News Phoenix's feed description

    Little Rock was hit by what's being called a 'catastrophic' tornado on Friday as severe storms moved throughout Arkansas.

  6. Washington Times

    Tornado rips through Little Rock, shreds rooftops, flips vehicles (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A tornado raced through Little Rock and surrounding areas Friday, splintering homes, overturning vehicles and tossing trees and debris on roadways as people raced for shelter. The city’s main trauma center said it was expecting at least 15 to 20 patients.

  7. KTVU San Francisco

    Tornado slams Little Rock, Arkansas; widespread damage reported (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    More than 350,000 people were at risk from a "large and destructive tornado," the National Weather Service said.

  8. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Tornado slams Little Rock, smashes rooftops, flips vehicles | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Tornado slams Little Rock, smashes rooftops, flips vehicles

  9. Wall Street Journal

    Large Tornado Hits Little Rock, Ark., as Central U.S. Braces for Severe Weather (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The city’s mayor has requested National Guard assistance over the “devastating tornado.”

  10. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Tornado slams Little Rock, shreds rooftops, flips vehicles (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A tornado raced through Little Rock and surrounding areas Friday, splintering homes, overturning vehicles and tossing trees and debris on roadways as people raced for shelter.

  11. The Guardian

    ‘Destructive’ tornado plows through Arkansas town, at least 600 people hurt (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    City of Little Rock worst hit, with about 70,000 homes without power as storms move through midwest and southern US

  12. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Tornado Emergency Issued for Little Rock and Nearby Areas as Central, South US Brace for Major Storms (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    The National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency for Arkansas’s capital of Little Rock and surrounding areas on Friday, warning that 350,000 people are in danger from a “confirmed large and destructive tornado.”

  13. Deutsche Welle

    US: Major tornado hits Arkansas capital Little Rock – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Local media report that the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences declared a mass-casualty event as a tornado hit Little Rock. Joe Biden was already in the region surveying damage from similar storms last week.

  14. CBS News

    A violent tornado ripped through metro Little Rock. More dangerous twisters threaten millions across central US (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Nearly two dozen people were hospitalized after a tornado ripped through metro-Little Rock, Arkansas Friday and meteorologists warned dangerous twisters, heavy rain and large hail still threatened millions more in the Mississippi Valley.

  15. Forbes

    Large Tornado Hits Little Rock—Major Damage Reported (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Early reports indicate at least 600 people have been injured, less than a week after a tornado devastated the town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi, where President Joe Biden visited Friday.

  16. Fox News

    Arkansas 'catastrophic' tornado moves through Little Rock area (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The National Weather Service said that a "catastrophic" tornado moved through the area of Little Rock, Arkansas on Friday afternoon and described it as a "life threatening situation."

  17. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Little Rock tornado: 24 injuries reported amid severe weather outbreak in Midwest, South (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    A "catastrophic" tornado moved through Little Rock, Arkansas Friday afternoon amid a severe weather outbreak impacting the Midwest.

  18. PBS NewsHour

    Large tornado plows through Little Rock, Arkansas (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    A tornado plowed into Little Rock, Arkansas, and nearby towns Friday afternoon with reports of heavy damage and many people injured. Video shows the tornado moving across neighborhoods, flipping cars and tearing away rooftops.

  19. New York Post

    Tornado slams Little Rock, Arkansas — smashes rooftops, flips vehicles (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A tornado plowed through Little Rock and surrounding areas on Friday afternoon, reducing rooftops to splinters and toppling vehicles as people raced for shelter.

  20. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Tornado emergency issued for Little Rock and nearby areas (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    6ABC Philadelphia's feed description

    The National Weather Service has issued a tornado emergency for Little Rock and surrounding areas, warning that 350,000 are in danger from a "confirmed large and destructive tornado." Forecasters say the tornado was seen Friday afternoon in Little Rock and North Little Rock.

  21. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Significant tornado outbreak underway in Little Rock, parts of the South (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    A confirmed, "catastrophic" tornado has already moved through the metro area of Little Rock, Arkansas, according to the NWS.

  22. ABC 13 Houston

    Tornado updates: Significant outbreak underway in South, Midwest (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    A confirmed, "catastrophic" tornado has already moved through the metro area of Little Rock, Arkansas, according to the NWS.

  23. Legal Insurrection

    A Significant Tornado Outbreak Sweeps through South and Midwest (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    'Catastrophic' tornado moves through Little Rock, Arkansas area a week after monster twister hits Mississippi.

  24. The Columbian

    Monster storm spawns tornadoes in South, Midwest (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A monster storm system tore through the South and Midwest on Friday, spawning tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centers, overturned vehicles and uprooted trees as people r

  25. FOX 5 New York

    1 dead after tornado slams Little Rock, Arkansas; widespread damage reported (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    A monster storm system has torn through the South and Midwest spawning tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centers, overturned vehicles and uprooted as people raced for shelter.

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