Storms Kill 3 in Arkansas

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Source: Associated Press

Storms kill 3 in Arkansas

12:54 p.m. ET 5/2/2008
The Associated Press
Video: Strong winds damage Kansas City suburbs
DAMASCUS, Ark. (AP) -- Storms rolled across Arkansas, killing at least three people including a teenager crushed by a tree while she slept in her bed, officials said Friday.

Earlier, storms late Thursday and early Friday seriously damaged homes and businesses in the Kansas City, Mo., area, and tornadoes were also reported in Oklahoma and Texas, although there were no immediate reports of severe damage.

In northwest Arkansas, a 15-year-old girl was killed early Friday when a tree fell on her home in Siloam Springs, police said. A 10-year-old boy in the home was taken to a hospital. Police said he was not seriously injured. In central Arkansas, a state emergency official confirmed that two people died in Conway County. Emergency spokesman Tommy Jackson had no further details.

The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings for several counties in central and north Arkansas, while a spotter reported a tornado down just after 8:30 a.m. near Damascus.

Jackson said there also was confirmed damage and an unknown number of injuries around Bee Branch in Van Buren County, just north of Damascus.

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[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Bee Branch is near Clinton AR

where they had a bad tornado in February. From my mountain, I could look down on the valley and watch the storm pass. Still windy today, but there's blue skies now.

[thetaoofterri]

2. I'm in Conway

and the sun is shining, but the local stations are reporting more tornado warnings in Lonoke. They've also confirmed 5 deaths from the Damascus storm.

[pattmarty]

3. I'm in Mountain Home (north central Ar) and it was a little hairy this morning.