A batch of tornados that crossed the southwest over the weekend destroyed homes in the Arkansas community, which also faced damage after last year's Twister.
Several homes in Paragould, ARK, were nearly destroyed in late May 2024 after an EF-1 tornado landed nearby. EF-1 is considered to be the weakest when the Fujido scale is enhanced, which is used to measure tornado strength.
On Saturday, one of the 52 tornados was confirmed to have been hit over the weekend, bumping into the same street, After that, it leaves devastation – Includes houses with damaged roofs a year ago, and reduces its adjacent homes to tiled rubs.
The Paragurd tornado over the weekend was the EF-2, carrying winds that reached over 135 mph. According to the NWS. It damaged around 160 homes throughout town, but compared to other parts of Arkansas, the city did relatively well
The EF-3 tornado near Plantersville, Alabama, dragged the wind to 165 mph. In northern Arkansas, two EF-4 tornados also landed with incredible 200 mph winds.
The last reported EF-4 tornado in the US was in Greenfield, Iowa last May.
At least 33 people were killed in numerous cross-country storms. As the community emerges from Kura Rub, survivors share the disastrous experience of weathering the storm.
In Missouri, 13 people were rescued from the wreckage of the Burger King toilet after everyone was evacuated there during the EF-2 tornado.
Miraculously, none of them were injured if the tornado combined employees' cars and flipped five semi-trucks just outside the fast food joint.
