Tornado damage seen in Northwest Arkansas

Extensive damage was seen in parts of Benton County.

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[annspires]

One of the best tornado coverage and pertinent information I've seen in a long time. Most often they just say "See the devastation" and try to emotionalize it. You didn't do that, thank you.

[suzannevrolijk]

Prayers for all affected. IMO, I don’t think it’s a good idea to point out that “an 81 year old lady who lives alone, right here at Maple and…” is a good idea. You just made her very vulnerable to predators. Yes, her neighbors may know about her and her living situation, but now you just made over 4.9K people aware of her too.

[manifestingbeautifullife]

I love NWA.😥I pray this gets restored ASAP. Beautiful people and beautiful country 🙏🫶✨

[lindabergman]

I watch Max velocity for inclement weather so I knew about 30 minutes of warnings before these tornadoes hit😢 May God bless n comfort all the ppls affected by these horrible storms

[janetmesserschmidt]

Thank you for explaining so well, truly appreciated

[leannemccumber]

God bless the people of Arkansas. Was following along with Ryan Hall last night when he was broadcasting the development. It was heartbreaking. ❤

[coltongregory]

The live weather yall did through the night was so much help to us last night. Thank you and God bless

[amaria]

Being from Iowa my heart goes out to each and every one of you. Been through this more than once

[RIVALContentJammerz]

"Don't help until there is a system in place to skim from the proceeds" - Daren MaBobb

[thegadphly]

Hard to imagine a vacuum hose from the sky coming down on you....

[tthappyrock]

Radar indicated there may have been as many as four tornados that struck in and around that area last night.

[sandraburke]

over 750 Tornadoes since the beginning of 2024-nothing to see here. From May 19th to 12am May 26 (before this episode)there were 104 tornadoes.

[GaryVaporwave]

there were at least 2 tornadoes, one being anti-cyclonic. At one point it looked like 4. God bless everyone affected. Hopefully they announce aid plans soon. I'm not far away and would be ready to help.

[dianaleal]

Payers for all those who have been affected. Hope they send help. Please let us know.

[Tenebrous]

That tornado changed direction in Oklahoma & did a semi circle around me before moving into Arkansas. Was intense

[SW-ztmw]

'apparent tornado' what else are you suggesting it could've been? I'm noticing this alot this year, media outlets quoting 'alleged tornado' this is such a difficult time for those who've been hit, I'm hoping in time the towns recover and feel for those who've lost homes and loved ones

[Splix]

I was in the middle of the tornado last night, me and my friend were planning to camp outside for the night and thankfully the tornado didn’t hit us, the tornado was literally in the backyard

[jamieconley]

Was The Shepherd's Chapel in Gravette, Arkansas hit

[dollarman]

Seen the words, “Possible”, “Apparent”, thrown around about these recent tornadoes.. Sounds like nobody saw them as they happened?!

[mimikels]

Should not have identified the lady living there as an 80 yr old living ALONE. Any thieves see this they will identify her house as a target.