Tornadoes

[Phil Lilley]

Lots of good information on the storms on John's board

http://p088.ezboard.com/Tornado-DamageGass...icID=3962.topic

[Crippled Caddis]

My brother just called from Memphis and said they were hit hard and he said Hardy and Ash Flay were also. Any one have any news on the latter two?

Ash Flat got hit and I heard a report that the Hardy fire station was damaged but it was Highland in between that was hit hardest by a wide margin. Radio was recommending that Hwy 62/412 passing thru Highland be detoured by going thru Cheokee Village. We were spared here in 'Greater Metropolitan Saddle' by @ 5 miles. Lot of debris in fields on either side of Hwy. 289 as I drove my wife to a therapy appmt. indicated that the storm had 'skipped' over us dropping debris from aloft. Reports suggest that it was a single massive storm that skipped across N. Arkansas last night in a path of random destruction of more than 100 miles. CC

[DOITLOOKIT]

Ash Flat got hit and I heard a report that the Hardy fire station was damaged but it was Highland in between that was hit hardest by a wide margin. Radio was recommending that Hwy 62/412 passing thru Highland be detoured by going thru Cheokee Village. We were spared here in 'Greater Metropolitan Saddle' by @ 5 miles. Lot of debris in fields on either side of Hwy. 289 as I drove my wife to a therapy appmt. indicated that the storm had 'skipped' over us dropping debris from aloft. Reports suggest that it was a single massive storm that skipped across N. Arkansas last night in a path of random destruction of more than 100 miles. CC

Thanks C.C., The wife always enjoys shopping in Hardy on the way to Memphis or Tunica!!

[DOITLOOKIT]

This is a post by maddog48 on Jack Wilson's website. I'm always amazed by the power of these storms. Our prayer and thoughts are with these people and the responders. Stay safe!!

Re: Tornado Damage

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I just talked to the fly shop. They have a guide that works out of Mountain View. The Chevy dealer that was on the right side as you pull into town is no longer there. Quite a few of his cars ended up hitting the hospital. Some of his inventory he can't even find.

Mike

[John Berry]

Lori and I just drove through Gassville. It looks like a war zone. Letty's is gone, Kt's has no roof, blocks of houses destroyed. All of the gas stations were heavily damaged. There are over fifty people in a homeless shelter set up at Cotter school. The Salvation Army has a mobile kitchen to feed folks. There are power lines down everywhere. I do not understand how only one fatality occurred.

[Ham]

Is there any further word on the whereabouts of those people originally listed as "missing"?