With tornado damage affecting several towns across Craighead County and Northeast Arkansas, crews from several agencies are showing up to help.
Westside Consolidated School District said school would be in session Friday, April 4, after closing due to storm damage.
The National Weather Service has issued a preliminary rating to the tornado that ripped through Bay and Lake City Wednesday night.
Craighead Electric Cooperative Corporation (CECC) personnel have been working overnight and throughout the day to restore power following a devastating tornado that swept through the region.
Residents of Lake City and Monette are beginning to pick up the pieces after a large tornado tore through both cities Wednesday night.
As of this morning, emergency teams have begun on-the-ground evaluations, working through blocked roads, downed power lines, and low visibility to compile data on the destruction.
Multiple power companies across Northeast Arkansas are reporting outages after Wednesday’s storms, affecting thousands of people.
Westside Consolidated School District will be closed Thursday, April 3, to assess damage from Wednesday’s storms.
The NWS said the tornado threat had diminished, so the warning was cancelled. The area remains under a tornado watch until midnight.
As forecasters continue to warn Mid-South residents of potential severe weather, city and county workers are preparing.