By JON GAMBRELL
Associated Press Writer
BENTON, Ark.— Powerful storms brought hail, heavy rain and possible tornadoes to Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma, causing flooding and power outages for thousands of customers this morning and at least one death. Arkansas was bracing for more severe weather later in the day.
Hail and high winds moved into Arkansas, a state already contending with three weeks of flooding and 10 tornadoes that hit last week. Most of the state was under a flash flood warning and forecasts said the new round of storms Thursday could include tornadoes later in the day. Roads were flooded and people were being told to stay home.
“It’s just getting worse,” sheriff’s dispatcher Nola Massey said. “We’re just trying to get everybody to stay home and not get out in it.”
Some residents in the small north Arkansas town of Leslie were being evacuated because of flooding and the threat of mudslides. Workers were sandbagging in places to keep flood waters at bay.
The severe weather began in the region Wednesday. An apparent tornado with winds of up to 70 mph moved through west Texas, tearing shingles from roofs, shattering glass and flipping vehicles.
In Oklahoma, where some parts of the state had more than 4 inches of rain, a woman died when her car skidded off the road during downpours Wednesday. Three people were treated for minor injuries in Texas.
(That is us in the hall when the siren in going off)
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WE ARE SAFE BUT PLEASE PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WERE HIT. THANK YOU!
