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Watch huge ‘wedge’ tornado carve path of destruction as roaring cyclone swallows electric cables & sends locals fleeing

Published on April 03, 2025 at 04:07 PM

WATCH the moment an massive “wedge” tornado carves a path of destruction through towns and fields.

The violent twister touched down in Arkansas and rumbled towards Missouri, swallowing electric cables and sending terrified locals fleeing.

Powerful tornado in northeastern Arkansas.
An extremely powerful ‘wedge' tornado rips through Arkansas
Dashcam footage of a powerful tornado in northeastern Arkansas.
Flashes of light sparked as the twister ripped apart power lines
Video of a powerful tornado in northeastern Arkansas.
The storm was illuminated with different colours and electrical transformers exploded

Illustration of a violent tornado's path through Arkansas, showing affected towns.

At least four people are known to have died in neighbouring Tennessee and Missouri as extreme winds and dozens of tornadoes battered the wider region.

Dramatic footage shows a dense grey wedge blotting out the sky.

Huge clouds are dragged into the centre, which swirls down to the ground.

Bright fiery flashes spark amongst the dark mass as electricity cables are torn from their masts.

Debris can be seen flying around the tornado as it smashes through trees and buildings.

The storm was first spotted just east of Jonesboro, before it tore a northeasterly path towards the state line with Missouri.

Winds of almost 200mph accompanied the violent vortex, adding to the carnage.

Brandon Copic, a storm chaser for Fox, who braved an approach, said: “It’s coming very close to me. There is an audible roar with it right now.”;

Weather experts have estimated it was at least a four on EF scale, with some signs of being even stronger.

A category four storm is characterised as a violent with wind speeds between 166 and 200 mph, capable of causing catastrophic damage, levelling well-built structures, and tossing vehicles and large objects.

Local authorities urgently advised residents to seek shelter as the twister bulldozed through.

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the governor of Arkansas, said storms had wreaked havoc across the state and the emergency services were helping injured locals.

At least two dozen homes were reported to be seriously damaged in Monette and Lake City, with seven people being treated for injuries

The Westside Consolidated School District, which serves schools in the northeast of the state, said that Thursday's classes had been called off.

Tornado damage in northeastern Arkansas.
Buildings and vehicles were ripped apart, leaving wreckage strew across the ground
Tornado damage in northeastern Arkansas.
Residents found apocalyptic in the tornado's aftermath
Three-day severe storm threat forecast map for central US.
Weather forecasts show that Wednesday bore the brunt of the dangerous weather

And power monitoring websites reported that at least 40,000 had lost electricity as of Wednesday evening.

The Arkansas tornado featured in the video was one of dozens that scarred the central US on Wednesday evening and overnight.

Missouri and Tennessee were also particularly hard hit, with at least one and three deaths in those states respectively.

Almost 300 tornado warnings have been issues across 15 states since Wednesday morning.

Following the worst of the weather, dangerous flash flooding is still threatening many areas, including Nashville.

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