LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A tornado reportedly struck near Little Rock, Arkansas, on Monday as a storm system swept through the region, damaging homes and trees while knocking out power to thousands of customers.
According to CNN, the National Weather Service tweeted shortly after 8 p.m. CDT that a twister had been spotted near Olmstead, less than 20 miles north of Little Rock.
“THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION! BE IN YOUR SHELTER NOW!” the agency warned residents.
TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR CATO, GIBSON, OLMSTEAD, MACON, AND LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE!
— NWS Little Rock (@NWSLittleRock) April 12, 2022
TAKE SHELTER NOW! TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR OLMSTEAD MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH!
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION! BE IN YOUR SHELTER NOW! #arwx
UPDATE TO THE TORNADO EMERGENCY...
— NWS Little Rock (@NWSLittleRock) April 12, 2022
TORNADO WAS REPORTED BY THE OBSERVER AT THE LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE! EMERGENCY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AIR BASE AND FOR JACKSONVILLE! THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION! REMAIN IN YOUR SHELTER!!#ARWX
By late Monday, about 3,700 customers in Arkansas had lost power, KTHV reported. It wasn’t immediately clear whether anyone was hurt.
Social media users are sharing photos and videos of the severe weather. Here are some of those posts:
1. @ToneMan92, Twitter
“We got Cows!” Tornado Warned supercell near Subiaco, AR earlier this evening around 6pm. @weatherdan @NWSLittleRock #arwx #wx #weather pic.twitter.com/DVM7qo0tsi
— Tony Eason (@ToneMan92) April 12, 2022
2. @countrymonksbrewing, Twitter
We’re grateful to everyone who prayed /checked in as severe thunderstorms moved through Subiaco. Everyone at the Abbey is safe. Our Director of Maintenance, Sam Little, took this pic of the warned storm as it moved over the monastery. The brewery is undamaged: we’ll keep brewing! pic.twitter.com/t4GPdJuJzl
— countrymonksbrewing (@countrymonksbr1) April 12, 2022
3. Jason Craven, Facebook
Cabot
Posted by Jason Craven on Monday, April 11, 2022
4. @MetzStormMedia, Twitter
#Tornado near #Bloomer #Arkansas today. 4/11/22. @StormHour @GirlsWhoChase pic.twitter.com/h7hfo1oNcQ
— Melanie Metz (@MetzStormMedia) April 12, 2022
5. @SPENC501, Twitter
@ReedTimmerAccu @THV11 #Arkansas #Tornado Video Credit : Karen Spencer pic.twitter.com/UB4WoZNsit
— Spencer (@SPENC501) April 12, 2022
6. @aaronrigsby, Instagram
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