CLINTON, Ark. — Tornadoes ripping through central Arkansas on Friday killed at least one person, injured at least two dozen others and destroyed several homes, authorities said.
The death was reported in Van Buren County — about 75 miles north of Little Rock — where three mobile homes were destroyed, according to state Department of Emergency Management spokeswoman Renee Preslar. Further details weren’t immediately released.
Teams also were looking for people in a damaged home in nearby Center Ridge, Preslar said.
“There are people possibly trapped there,” she said. “Search and rescue is going in for a possible missing person.”
Tornadoes were spotted just a few miles north in Culpepper, according to the Arkansas State Police.
A sheriff’s dispatcher said a twister sighting also was reported in the Oakland area, near the Missouri border.
Trees and power lines were down along interstates in both areas.
