It will continually be updated as needed. But Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Peter Gaynor says the damage seems to be less than what they feared with Laura hitting the coast as a potentially catastrophic Category 4 hurricane early Thursday. Authorities say the storm is now 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of Shreveport. Geymann says his family’s OK but “there’s destruction all around” them. Many homes had wind damage or damage from fallen trees. on Saturday afternoon, leaving at least six people injured. Preliminary Damage Survey: in NE AR revealed 2 tornadoes. Abbott said the hurricane’s storm surge hit the east Texas communities of Port Arthur, Beaumont and Orange “pretty hard” overnight and the eye of the hurricane has continued to move about 100 miles (161 kilometers) north along the Texas-Louisiana state line. Six months later: Jonesboro Municipal Airport’s plans after tornado County judge reflects six months after tornado By Miranda Reynolds | September 28, 2020 at 7:35 PM CDT - … Greg Abbott is crediting the evacuations of thousands of people for preventing deaths in Texas. A large tornado touched down in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on March 28, 2020, at around 5 p.m. local time. Based on the video shared online and pictures of the damage posted on Twitter, it appears the area was heavily damaged by the twister as it traveled and gained in intensity from Jonesboro to Brookland. 43 tornadoes touched down across Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska on this day. The search and rescue efforts were completed by Sunday morning, and responders are moving into the cleanup and recovery phases, Craighead County Judge Marvin Day said. A train was also derailed, and 22 injuries occurred in Jonesboro. There were 101 tornadoes reported in the United States in March, of which 79 were confirmed. The South’s Defenders monument has stood since 1915 outside a courthouse in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where local authorities voted 10-4 this month to keep it in place. KPLC is owned by Atlanta-based Gray Television. He said that has led him to hope that there will be less water damage to homes close to the coast, and that damaged homes can be made habitable more quickly. LAKE CHARLES, LA. The National Weather Service in Little Rock issued 48 tornado warnings that day alone. Published August 28. Police say the woman was homeless and had not been involved the fight. High CAPE values of 2,000 to 2,800 J/Kg-1 and dew-po… Ware says that while some staffers who had evacuated remained in Lake Charles, while the majority relocated to Gray stations in the Louisiana cities of Alexandria and Baton Rouge as they kept up their broadcasts. — A large chemical fire has sent a dangerous cloud over Lake Charles, Louisiana, hours after the eye of Hurricane Laura passed directly over the city. Mayor Harold Perrin and other local officials said there were no deaths after the tornado touched down on Saturday in the city, about 130 miles northeast of Little Rock. Earlier Thursday, a 14-year-old girl died when a tree crashed onto her family’s mobile home near Leesville, the Vernon Parish Sherriff’s Office said. A tornado tore through a small city in Arkansas on Saturday evening, ripping roofs off buildings, flipping cars and prompting a curfew for residents. He says his house survived but every other building, structure and tree on his property is gone. Monitors from agency workers in the area so far have failed to pick up indications of a chlorine leak, Langley said. MIAMI — The U.S. National Hurricane Center has downgraded Laura to a tropical depression as the storm system crosses Arkansas. EF3 Tornado Hits Jonesboro, Local Churches Spring Into Action Recovery efforts now underway amid COVID-19 pandemic. By Region 8 Newsdesk | August 25, 2020 at 9:47 AM CDT - Updated August 30 at 5:35 PM JONESBORO, Ark. The general manager at KPLC-TV said no one was hurt because all staff members had evacuated from the station hours before Laura’s landfall. Edwards says they are only beginning to assess the damage. AUSTIN, Texas — Police in Austin, Texas, say a bystander was shot and killed after a fight broke out among 60 people who had fled the Gulf Coast from Hurricane Laura. The twister slammed into Jonesboro, … More than 6 months after an EF-3 tornado touched down in Jonesboro, things are starting to get back to normal. Nine hours later, it was about 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Natchitoches, Louisiana, and had not yet weakened into a tropical storm. Based on the video shared online and pictures of … JONESBORO, Ark. The eye passed directly over Lake Charles, where drone video shows roofs ripped off, exposing living rooms to the elements; trees downed and water overflowing the banks of coastal properties. Working on injuries @Region8News pic.twitter.com/BSPxwrFQtJ. None were on the coast, having happened in Vernon, Jackson and Acadia parishes. @NWSMemphis continues to … Updated 2110 GMT (0510 HKT) March 29, 2020 (CNN) A tornado ripped through Jonesboro, Arkansas, injuring 22 people and leaving a trail of flattened homes and buildings. The bulk of the damage was reported in Louisiana. JONESBORO — A reported tornado tore part of the roof from a rural church in northeastern Arkansas as the remnants of Hurricane Laura crossed the state. A tornado tore through nearly 20 miles of the city of Jonesboro, Ark., on Saturday evening, severely damaging multiple properties and injuring at least 22 people, according to local news reports. NE Arkansas Tornadoes ; ... 2020. — A tornado ripped through northeast Arkansas on Saturday, leaving six people hurt after hitting commercial and residential areas in the college town of Jonesboro… AS THE TORNADO MOVED THROUGH RESIDENTIAL AREAS NORTHEAST OF THE AIRPORT, IT CAUSED EF2 TO ISOLATED EF3 DAMAGE TO HOMES. State police, firefighters and other emergency workers were responding, and an Environmental Protection Agency plane was monitoring overhead, Langley said. LAKE CHARLES, La. March 30, 2020. One picture showed a mangled vehicle in the mall parking lot. JONESBORO, Ark. The storm moved across Jonesboro around 5 p.m. local time, according to a video posted by the National Weather Service in Little Rock. August 6-10, 2020 (pockets of heavy rain/heating up) August 11-14, 2020 (flooding rain/isolated severe storms) August 16-20, 2020 (becoming mild and dry) August 26-28, 2020 (wind damage/tornadoes/flooding with Laura) August 29-31, 2020 (very hot/severe storms/flooding rain) Both governors say the storm surge appears to have been not as bad as they feared. Hotel rooms are needed because conventional communal shelters pose a risk for spreading the coronavirus, he said. — Louisiana State Police say they’re responding to a chlorine leak at a company that makes chemicals along Interstate 10 just west of Lake Charles, La., which was hard-hit when Hurricane Laura slammed into the Gulf Coast early Thursday. ), thoughts and well wishes go to people like fellow storm chaser Dr. Bill Hark in … The National Weather Service says the damaging winds and torrential rains will be in the Little Rock area later Thursday afternoon and evening. It is a potent irritant to the eyes, throat and lungs. But a Calcasieu Parish official said they asked for public comments, and got 878 written responses against relocating the monument, and only 67 in favor of moving it. One death in Jackson in north Louisiana demonstrated the power of the storm, which made landfall as a Category 4 storm early Thursday, and traveled farther inland. JONESBORO, Ark. Austin police say two groups of people who had left Port Arthur and Beaumont on the southeast Texas coast got into a large fight in a downtown Austin street at about 12:30 a.m. Thursday. KPLC-TV General Manager John Ware said Thursday that the media outlet would continue to deliver its regular newscasts while it rebuilds. Tornado Victims Can Still Receive Cleanup Help - News Release - April 13, 2020; Curfew Lifted in Jonesboro - Tornado News Release - April 4, 2020; City Extends Curfew, Cracks Down on Unlicensed Contractors - Tornado News Release - March 31 2020 (PDF) City Update on Tornado - News Release - March 30, 2020 (PDF) The system maintained hurricane strength for about 11 hours before being downgraded to a tropical storm. The storm system moved northeast into the Midwest where the outbreak would culminate on April 20. 5:20 PM-Here is a look at the tornado that intensified and moved through Jonesboro, AR this evening around 5 PM. @NWSMemphis continues to … The Jonesboro, Arkansas tornado on March 28, 2020: A subtle and difficult forecast setting. (KAIT) - Months after a tornado ripped through the … JONESBORO, Ark. Day said there is a curfew from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., and Jonesboro Police Chief Rick Elliott urged residents to stay home while debris is cleared out of roadways and other common areas. Katie Calaway surveys the damage to her office after a tornado touched down Saturday, March 28, 2020, at Jonesboro Municipal Airport in Jonesboro, Ark. The damaged remains of a vehicle lie in a parking lot outside a damaged Ashley HomeStore after the tornado Saturday in Jonesboro. Other tornadoes struck Saturday, according to the weather service. Tornado tears through Jonesboro, Arkansas causing severe damage Skip to main content BioLab’s Lake Charles plant was built in 1979 and manufactures trichloroisocyanuric acid, chlorinating granules and other chemicals used in such household cleaners as Comet bleach scrub and pool chlorine powder. Some residents could be seen using chainsaws to clear fallen trees in front of their homes. Storm damage in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on Saturday. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Edwards said the current priority is search and rescue, followed by efforts to find hotel or motel rooms for those who have lost their homes. Louisiana state environmental officials would be going up into the air over the storm area when cleared by aviation officials, looking for signs of any other industry fires or leaks, he said. By (Quentin Winstine/Jonesboro … @NWSMemphis continues to … GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. On a Saturday in which an outbreak of severe weather was predicted for the Midwest, a violent tornado ripped through Jonesboro, Ark., causing extensive damage. The powerful storm struck land near Cameron on the southwest Louisiana coast at about 1 a.m. Thursday. Drone video in the Lake Charles area shows water surrounding homes with large parts of their roofs peeled off, hotels with rooms exposed and giant trees uprooted. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he will visit the Gulf Coast this weekend to tour damage from one of the fiercest hurricanes to hit the United States. Storm damage meant crews had difficulty clearing downed utility equipment and trees and other wreckage to reach the site. Residents in the area are being told to close their doors and windows, turn off their air conditioning and stay inside. The tornado injured at least six people as it rolled through Jonesboro, Arkansas on March 28. Both trichloroisocyanuric acid and chlorine are potentially acutely toxic to people and animals if ingested or inhaled. By Thursday afternoon, crews were clearing debris from streets and fixing power lines. A large tornado touched down in Jonesboro, Arkansas, on March 28, 2020, at around 5 p.m. local time. — People in Jonesboro are trying to salvage what they can after an EF-3 tornado brought 140 mile per hour winds to northeast Arkansas on Saturday night. — Early reports emerging in the wake of Hurricane Laura show less damage than what was feared. Tornado flattens buildings, injures 6 people in Jonesboro, Arkansas By Ralph Ellis, Judson Jones and Gene Norman, CNN Updated 0215 GMT (1015 HKT) March 29, 2020 … Edwards said storm surge was measured in the range of 9 feet to 12 feet (2.7 to 3.7 meters) — bad but far less than the 20 feet (6 meters) that had been forecast. Asa Hutchinson declared an emergency and set aside $250,000 for the state to prepare for the hurricane’s impact. Craighead County was under a tornado warning with there was a report of a tornado on the ground Thursday night near the Refuge Baptist Church in the western end of Lake City, Arkansas, … Chlorine gas, which can appear in the air as a greenish yellow cloud, was used as a chemical weapon in World War 1. Meanwhile, Presley says rescue crews were working to extricate a woman after she was trapped when storm winds dropped a tree limb on her mobile home in Jonesboro. — Tropical Storm Laura is thrashing parts of southern Arkansas with powerful winds and heavy rainfall as the storm system lunges its way through the state after battering the Louisiana Gulf Coast. (CNN)A tornado ripped through Jonesboro, Arkansas, injuring 22 people and leaving a trail of flattened homes and buildings. The fatalities included a 24-year-old male that died of carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator inside his residence, Mike Steele, communications director for the Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness said. By Associated Press , Wire Service Content Nov. 16, 2020 Top winds were estimated at … An EF3 tornado struck Jonesboro, Arkansas, Saturday evening. WATCH: Six people were injured Saturday when a massive tornado ripped through Jonesboro, Arkansas. That includes city fees. LAKE CHARLES, La. Maximum sustained winds were recorded at 35 mph (55 kph) late Thursday, according to the hurricane center’s 10 p.m. CDT update. And the staff continued broadcasting storm news uninterrupted from sister stations elsewhere in Louisiana. The states most at risk were Iowa, Missouri and Illinois. Mar 30, 2020 | Headlines. MIAMI, Fla. — Threats from the remnants of Hurricane Laura are continuing hundreds of miles inland and well after nightfall. Combined economic losses from March tornadoes reached approximately $2.4 billion. Please find necessary information on this page to help with relief efforts. As new information comes in, it will be added to this story. 87/87 SLIDES ‘Like a bomb struck’ The storm has left more than 875,000 people without power. ORANGE, Texas — Some of the cities and communities in Texas hardest hit by Hurricane Laura were near the Louisiana border. The hurricane’s top wind speed of 150 mph (241 kph) put it among the most powerful on record in the U.S. ORANGE, Texas — Texas Gov. 5:20 PM-Here is a look at the tornado that intensified and moved through Jonesboro, AR this evening around 5 PM. Flooding rainfall and damaging winds spread inland over central and northern Louisiana, where the storm made landfall eleven hours earlier as a Category 4 storm. Tornado in Jonesboro, Arkansas (March 29, 2020) - Daemon Blackfyre - Highlight Series on Dailymotion Cheddars announced they were coming to Jonesboro in 2011. Laura blasted through the Louisiana coast and made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane early Thursday, wreaking damage on the industrial, casino city of Lake Charles. — Reports are coming in from people who rode out Hurricane Laura in Louisiana. — Hurricane Laura is headed toward Arkansas, where an unusual tropical storm warning has been issued for much of the state. Police say the leak is at the BioLab chemical manufacturing facility in Westlake. Highway 91 in the Egypt area was also closed off to traffic due to downed trees and power lines, according to Jonesboro E … MAYOR: Citywide curfew at 7 p.m. after tornado hits Jonesboro, damaging multiple businesses, mall, homes in Arkansas tornado Region 8 Newsdesk 3/29/2020. Arkansas Official: Tornado Injures 4 People, Destroys Homes Authorities say a tornado in northeast Arkansas left four people injured. — A reported tornado tore part of the roof from a rural church in northeastern Arkansas as the remnants of Hurricane Laura crossed the state. Perhaps the most memorable weather event in Arkansas this past Spring was the EF-3 Jonesboro tornado on March 28. A massive tornado struck the city of Jonesboro, Arkansas, on Saturday ar around 5 p.m local time, which left a … The yearly average for Arkansas is 33. Watch Dramatic video! Gov. At a Glance. Posted by Region 8 News on Thursday, August 27, 2020. On that date, 56 tornadoes touched down. Just arrived on Caraway. Many schools in the southern half of Arkansas opted to cancel classes Thursday or dismiss early because of the storm. The weather service issued a rare "Particularly Dangerous Situation". She was pronounced dead shortly after 1 a.m. MIAMI — Hurricane Laura has weakened to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of nearly 70 mph (113 kph). JONESBORO, Ark. WESTLAKE, La. John Bel Edwards says the fire was burning Thursday morning just outside the city, and he’s advising storm survivors to shelter in place. Critics call it a symbol of racism that glorifies slavery. (KAIT) - The remnants of Laura took a toll … A tornado rated as EF3 by the National Weather Service office in Memphis tore across southern and eastern Jonesboro around 5 pm CDT. Communities along the Gulf Coast experienced high water levels in the wake of Laura, the strongest storm to hit the U.S. this year. He said the state minimized potential loss of life because residents in the storm’s path heeded local advance warnings to evacuate. Craighead County was under a tornado warning with there was a report of a tornado on the ground Thursday night near the Refuge Baptist Church in the western end of Lake City, Arkansas, 15 miles east of Jonesboro. THE TORNADO BEGAN WEAKENING AFTER IT CROSSED HIGHWAY 49 NORTHEAST OF JONESBORO, WITH THE FINAL DAMAGE OBSERVED TO THE NORTHEAST OF BROOKLAND. The hurricane is expected to keep drenching Louisiana and then Arkansas as a tropical storm, causing widespread flash flooding and damage from winds. At least two people are hurt and ambulances are on the scene — Katie Woodall (@ ... 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Vehicles were thrown and mangled, and the local airport sustained severe damage as well. Tornado in Jonesboro, Arkansas (March 29, 2020) - US News on Dailymotion LAKE CHARLES, La. The storm barreled over Lake Charles, Louisiana, an industrial and casino city of 80,000 people. A large EF3 tornado struck the city of Jonesboro, Arkansas, while being streamed live on local news stations, producing major damage to homes, businesses, and a shopping mall. A bronze statue still stands despite the destruction surrounding it at the Mall at Turtle Creek Mall in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Downed trees and structural damage were reported in some parts of Arkansas at midday Thursday, and more than 30,000 homes and businesses in the state were without electricity. Forecasters say there’s also the risk of isolated tornadoes in the eastern part of the state. LAKE CHARLES, La. 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