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2 deaths – The tornado skipped through the Tillman community, killing two men in trailer homes. [3] [4] One house sustained F3 damage north of Marsalis. Other houses sustained near-F3 damage east of Athens. In all, the tornado damaged or destroyed about 25 houses. [4] Only minor damage occurred in Arkansas. [3] Four people were injured ...
[nb 2] The worst of the outbreak was a deadly, devastating and violent (estimated) F4 tornado that tore though Warren, Arkansas. Part of a multi-state family, the tornado killed at least 55 people, [2] a majority of the deaths in the outbreak, and is now tied with the Fort Smith tornado from 1898 as the deadliest in Arkansas history. [3]
In Greene County, one person was killed as the tornado damaged or destroyed 20 homes and other buildings. The worst damage in Greene County was in Marmaduke, which was later hit by an F3 tornado in 2006. [2] F4: S of Bauxite to SE of Mabelvale (SW Little Rock) to North Little Rock: Saline, Pulaski: 2125 25 miles (40 km) 15 deaths – Developing ...
An F4 tornado killed one person and injured three others near Atlanta, Missouri, though its rating is disputed among tornado specialists. Additionally, destructive F3 tornadoes occurred near Ada, Oklahoma , and Harrison, Arkansas , respectively, killing one person and injuring 40 others.
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The tornado was the deadliest in Arkansas since an F4 tornado that affected White County on March 21, 1952, killing 50. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The same city was hit by another destructive tornado five years later killing at least three and injuring 250 others while leaving much more destruction throughout the city than the 1968 event.
Extensive damage was also reported in Lonoke County, where the South Bend community was hit hard. 12 houses, 11 mobile homes and several farm buildings were damaged or destroyed in Lonoke County. The tornado dissipated at 7:02 pm CST (0102 UTC) southwest of Cabot. [9] Three people died in the tornadoes (all due to the first F3).