12/28/15   Tornadoes, Rain And Wind Sweep Across South Arkansas

 

Tornadoes raked across Southern Arkansas yesterday afternoon doing considerable damage to downtown Bearden. The Corner Store was heavily damaged and other businesses were damaged as well. Power poles and lines were knocked down, disrupting power to residents until about 8:30 last night.

The storm also affected Hampton, Thornton and Fordyce. The tornado sirens went off in Fordyce as a storm cloud neared from the south. A full assessment of the storm damage has yet to be made and we'll report additional information as we have it.