Tornado hits Springdale, hurting seven and damaging homes

Tornado tears through Springdale, Arkansas

Updated: 5:34 PM CDT Mar 30, 2022

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AS WELL IN THIS STORM. TAKE A LOOK. YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME THIS ROOF IS CRUSHED. THE RAIN TODAY HAS BEEN SOAKING. AT’W’S LEFT OF THIS HOME? I SPOKE TO THE OWNER. HE SAYS THAT THE BMSEA CAME DOWN THROUGH THE CEILING WHEN THE STORM CAME THROUGH. YOU CAN SEE THE SHEETROCK IS SPLATTERED ALL OVER THE FRONT OF THIS HOME. AND IN THESE BRICKS ACTUALLY LINED THE ROOF OF HIS GARAGE AND HERE THEY ARE, BLOWN OFF THE HOME AND SHATTERED. YOU KNOW IT. IT WAS. IT WAS OVER IN LIKE 20 30 SECONDS. MAX AND IT JUST KIND OF WENT AWAY. AND THEN I SAID, WELL, I BETTER CHECK AROUND BECAUSE NO LIGHTS AORNYTHING. AND. AND THAT’WHS EN I SAW THE TWO BEFORE STICKING THROUGH THE THROUGH THE CEILING AND THAT KIND OF STUFF THAT CAN BE REPLACED. I DON’T KNOW ABOUT MY OWN LITTLE DOGS, YOU KNOW, BUT THEY, YOU KN,OW I. SO WE ALL GOT THROUGH IT. OK, SO THE TREE AT HIS NEIGHBOR’S HOUSE WAS UPROOTED AND THEN TOPPLED OVER, CRUSHING THE SIDE OF HIS HOME. MATT MENDENHALL SAYS HE WAS HIDING WITH SHI DOGS IN THAT SPACE, RIGHT BETWEEN THOSE TWO TREES THAT FELL INSIDEIS H BEDROOM CLOSET. HE SAYS ATTH AMAZINGLY, HE’S ALIVE, AND HE IS THANKFUL FOR THAT. EVERYTHING ELSE CAN BE REPLACED IN SPRINGDALE ALLISON WISE 40/29 NEWS AN AMAZING RESOLVE. WELL, IF YOU DON’T HAVE OUR FREE 40/29 NEONWS APP HAS A GREAT TIME TO DOWNLOAD IT. IT’S FREE. YOU CAN FIND IT IN THE GOOGLE PLAYND A APPLE APP STORES ANY TIME AND IT WILL KEEP YOU IN THE LOOP. EVERYTHING

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Tornado tears through Springdale, Arkansas

Updated: 5:34 PM CDT Mar 30, 2022

An tornado the National Weather Service says was at least an EF-2 tore through Springdale Wednesday morning. Homes DamagedNearly every home on Fairway Circle off Highway 71 was hit by the storm.The strong winds tore apart buildings and uprooted trees. Some of those huge trees toppled over and onto people’s roofs. Rain has been pouring into the homes all day.Eric Chiang was at home with his grandparents when the storm hit shortly after 4 a.m. He said they could hear the rush of wind outside.”This is the loudest thump you ever heard in your life,” he said. “One big boom.””I try to grab everything we can, pictures, and then things started falling down and so we knew it was time to go so we went somewhere else,” he said.Electricity and cell service were both down in that part of Springdale all morning.Other DamagePhotos showed damage along Powell Street and Turner Street.The storms destroyed the George Elementary School gym between 4:10 a.m. and 4:20 a.m.Emergency workers are reminding people to avoid any and all damaged or downed power lines.Springdale groups are helping people affected by Wednesday morning’s tornado and the ongoing power outages. Follow this link to learn where to go.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. —

An tornado the National Weather Service says was at least an EF-2 tore through Springdale Wednesday morning.

Homes Damaged

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Nearly every home on Fairway Circle off Highway 71 was hit by the storm.

The strong winds tore apart buildings and uprooted trees. Some of those huge trees toppled over and onto people’s roofs. Rain has been pouring into the homes all day.

Eric Chiang was at home with his grandparents when the storm hit shortly after 4 a.m. He said they could hear the rush of wind outside.

“This is the loudest thump you ever heard in your life,” he said. “One big boom.”

“I try to grab everything we can, pictures, and then things started falling down and so we knew it was time to go so we went somewhere else,” he said.

Electricity and cell service were both down in that part of Springdale all morning.

Other Damage

Photos showed damage along Powell Street and Turner Street.

The storms destroyed the George Elementary School gym between 4:10 a.m. and 4:20 a.m.

Emergency workers are reminding people to avoid any and all damaged or downed power lines.

Springdale groups are helping people affected by Wednesday morning’s tornado and the ongoing power outages. Follow this link to learn where to go.