Arkansas Tornadoes
Posting Date: 10 March 2010
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On Wednesday, 10 March, and Thursday, 11 March a low pressure system crossed central Arkansas, United States. According to the US National Weather Service the system brought thunderstorms with golf ball-sized hail and three tornadoes to the central region.
The National Weather Service has reported that the first of the three tornadoes occurred on Wednesday at 18:30 CST, northwest of Benton in Saline County, Arkansas. Reports from the state Emergency Management Service are that the tornado damaged 22 homes. At 20:25 CST a second tornado occurred near to Center Hill in White County; damaging nine homes and injuring one person. A third tornado occurred near to Pearson, in Cleburne County, shortly after 21:00 CST and early reports indicate that several homes have been badly damaged and at least three people have been injured.
Following the tornadoes power outages were estimated to have affected around 1,300 homes.
After a quiet start to the US tornado season, with only one tornado recorded in February – the first time since records have begun- the tornado season is now underway.
Forecasts predict that given the El Nino winter in the US, there is potential for the tornado season to be extremely active.
The tornado watch for Arkansas that was issued on Wednesday has now been removed (as has the severe weather warning).
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