Tornado survivors in Wynne, Arkansas

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Tornadoes hit the Midwest and South this weekend. Survivors reported finding buildings sheared apart, and vehicles tossed around like toys, broken glass, and downed trees when they emerged from their homes.

Wynne High school is damaged from Friday's severe weather in Wynne, Ark., on Saturday, April 1, 2023. — Wynne High school is damaged from Friday’s severe weather in Wynne, Ark., on Saturday, April 1, 2023.

J.W. Spencer, 88, had never seen a tornado, but when he and his wife saw on TV that one was approaching their small town of Wynne. He started opening a front window and a back door to relieve air pressure. The couple dashed into the bathroom, and wrapped themselves in quilts and blankets for safeguarding.

The storm raged on for another fifteen minutes. hence Debris began to whistle through the house.

The couple emerged from the tornado to find their area devastated. Many large trees had fallen. Houses were badly damage. The roof of the high school was shred, and the windows were blow out. The huge trees on their estate were lying sideways on the lawn, and the house had minor damage.

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What Ross potter said about Tornado survivors in Wynne, Arkansas

The storm raged on for another fifteen minutes. Debris began to whistle through the house.

Ross Potter picked up glass shards in front of his building in Belvidere. Where a tornado killed one man and wounded 40 concertgoers. The town was last devastate by a tornado to this extent in 1967.

“I have no idea how many people they took,” Potter said. He was fortunate in that only a few of his building’s windows were broken, most of which were on the second floor. A storefront’s brick siding was rip off across the street.

How a local truck driver Alan purser survived

Alan Purser, a truck driver from Wynne in northeastern Arkansas. Pulled over to talk with Spencer. Purser described how he survived the tornado with his cats in his remodeled home. He took a risk by seeking refuge in the glass-enclosed sunroom.

“I just laid down with my cats and threw a blanket over myself and let it rumble,” he said of the tornado. That turned over the camper van parked outside.

A local resident Meade’s reaction

“You could see the swirl,” said Meade. “The rain fell in sheets moreover It was so dark that you couldn’t even see past the rain. “However, you noticed a swirl passing by. “A tornado struck the elementary school where Meade’s twin sons attend, less than a mile (1.6 kilometers) away. A large portion of the roof was torn off.”The neighborhood I’m in appears to be fine — it’s as if nothing happened,” Meade said. “However, as soon as you turn the corner, it’s like widespread destruction.” There are power lines down everywhere… all sorts of things everywhere.”

There are power lines down everywhere... all sorts of things everywhere. — There are power lines down everywhere… all sorts of things everywhere.

A tornado also struck Little Rock, Arkansas.Where nine firefighters were stationed at Fire Station No. 9, which ended up being one of the city’s most devastated areas. As the tornado ripped through their building, they sought refuge in the chief’s office.

After the tornado passed, the firefighters went to work helping injured citizens so that Clearing debris from their machinery.

“Once you’ve addressed everyone you can see so you have to start looking for the people you can’t see,” he explained.

In the event of another storm, the fire station has did serve as a sanctuary for neighbors.

This story was contributed to by Associated Press reporters Harm Venhuizen in Belvidere, Illinois, and Andrew DeMillo in The Little Rock, Arkansas. Selsky revealed from Salem, Oregon.