Viral Video: Powerful Arkansas Tornado uprooted trees; Weaks destruction as it swallows homes, power lines | Today news

Arkansas Tornado is in the spotlight after videos of a powerful and massive whirlwind near Lake City and Monette became viral on social media. The strong windstorm urged the authorities to issue a tornado emergency for Blytheville, Trumann, Manila and Gosnell. According to the National Weather Service ‘(NWS) tornado warning, residents are advised to seek shelter in a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a solid building. NWS in a post about X said: ‘This is a life -threatening situation. Seek shelter now. ‘ Weather agencies attribute the violent weather conditions as a combination of multiple factors. Day heating combined with an unstable atmosphere, strong wind shaving and an abundance of the wave jointly contributed to the devastating phenomenon. ‘Wedge Tornado’ Netizens responded strongly to the catastrophic weather phenomenon that caused a devastation in Arkansas, as one user said: ‘Wow! Great wedge -tornado now located in Lake City, Arkansas. This storm was located to West Ky. ‘ Another user wrote: ‘Oh my God the Lake City, Arkansas tornado is so bad. I’m going to be sick. “A third user said,” There is no way this tornado is not a mid-level EF-4 or possibly higher tornado. “A fourth user said,” These tornado buildings in half. ” The tornado comes hours after NWS issued a warning on Wednesday regarding tornadoes with a high disk. It goes with deadly flash floods and baseball -sized hail in the coming days. In the wake of possible bad weather conditions, tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings for Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri and Mississippi were issued. The National Weather Service said the powerful storm system would bring “significant, life -threatening flash floods” every day to Saturday. Meteorologist Chelly Amin said that a tornado emergency state was briefly declared on Wednesday night around Blytheville, Arkansas, with debris suffering at least 7.6 kilometers with 7.6 feet, AP reports. In the aftermath, several structures were damaged, cars were overturned, power poles were cut, the state instrument for emergency management said. The roads and highways were closed and utility lines were cut according to the Department of Transport. Catch all the business news, the news reports and the latest news updates on Live Mint. Download the Mint News app to get daily market updates. Business Newsnewsviral Video: Powerful Arkansas Tornado uprooted trees; Ruined because it swallowed houses, more less