Is Central Arkansas in Tornado Alley?
CENTRAL ARKANSAS has had its share of tornadoes in earlier years and as of recent.
According to the National Weather Service, Arkansas reports having a total of 2,177 tornadoes from 1950-2017 with a reported 400 resulting in fatalities.
Two weeks ago, I was driving home to Little Rock, AR with a reported eleven tornadoes touching ground.
Headline after headline from local to national news reports
Arkansas Online: http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2018/apr/16/11-tornadoes-confirmed-arkansas-storms-record-low-/
ABC 7 News San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose: http://abc7news.com/weather/arkansas-couples-trip-through-a-tornado-caught-on-video/3344343/
National Weather Service February 2018 reports historical statistics: https://www.weather.gov/media/lzk/svrwxbro.pdf
Texas Tech research of 2014 Arkansas tornadoes: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/nwi/research/DebrisImpact/MayflowerReportLarryTanner.pdf
And then Texas Tech replaces the door for the homeowner....: http://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/tornado-survivor-preps-for-new-storm-shelter/64918732
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