![]() She's hoping to take an insurance payout and sell what's left of her family's lot. I have no idea who did it.īREEN: Her family had been on the fence about selling their home of 56 years, but Webb says it's time for a new story to be written after the rubble clears. WEBB: All of this got chopped and stacked. But, also, there was furniture and paintings on the wall that were completely undisturbed.īREEN: Elementary school teacher Becca Webb said that while she was stuck in traffic trying to get to her father's home, someone helped clean it up for free without their even knowing it. The disaster response has been swift, with crews of volunteers cutting trees, riding overturned cars and helping residents pick up the pieces.īECCA WEBB: We found pool cues in the dining room over here, and charcuterie boards that should have been in the dining room were in an upstairs bedroom. As many as 2,100 homes and businesses in Little Rock were in the tornado's path. I was like, what do I do? I didn't know where to run.īREEN: Many details are still unclear, but five deaths have been confirmed in Arkansas. Speaking about an hour after the storm, resident Ariel Gutierrez said she was caught off guard in the shower when the tornado hit.ĪRIEL GUTIERREZ: It was just dark, so I just got out. Last week's EF3 tornado cut a roughly 30-mile path of destruction through central Arkansas, with the heaviest damage in the mostly residential neighborhoods of west Little Rock. ![]() ![]() ![]() Daniel Breen from member station KUAR reports.ĭANIEL BREEN, BYLINE: Sounds of tornado and police sirens have now been replaced by the steady thrum of chainsaws and helicopters. This after a series of destructive tornadoes and storms tore through parts of the South, Midwest and Northeast leaving more than 30 people dead. More severe weather is expected to hit the U.S. ![]()
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