In a June 7 press conference in Bentonville, government officials gave an update on recovery efforts following the storms and tornadoes over Memorial Day weekend.
Almost two weeks after the deadly storms that ravaged North Arkansas, communities are still in recovery mode as they look to get back on track to how life was b
Benton County as of Tuesday had received 794 official reports of homes damaged in Sunday s storm, with many more unreported, according to Michael Waddle, the county s emergency management director.
BENTONVILLE Tornadoes ripped through north Arkansas on early Sunday resulting in eight fatalities, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said at a news conference Sunday night at the Benton County sheriff s office with U.S. Sen. John Boozman, U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, state officials and area mayors.
A storm packing high winds and hail left a path of destruction across much of Northwest Arkansas early Sunday, killing at least one person in Benton County, according to officials. The National Weather Service office in Tulsa is sending out a survey crew to determine if the reported damage was caused by a tornado.