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Friday, April 30, 2010

Arkansas Tornadoes Kill at Least 3, Injure 25

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Authorities say three people have been killed and at least 25 people have been injured in a tornado outbreak in Arkansas.

Department of Emergency Management spokeswoman Renee Preslar said Friday night that the hardest hit areas are Scotland and Shady Grove in Van Buren County and in Cleveland in Conway County.

Preslar says the fatalities occured in Scotland, and in Shady Grove, three mobile homes have been destroyed.

She says there also has been damage in Conway County, and that some people may be trapped in structures there.

Damage also has been reported in Pulaski County, where the Arkansas State Police reported sightings of tornadoes in Culpepper, near Wrightsville and on Interstate 440 near Galloway Friday night. - FOX News

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