Police check for survivors at a home in Little Rock on Glen Drive.
Five Arkansans died and at least 70 were injured following an outbreak of tornadoes on Friday, March 31. Two EF3 tornadoes moved through central Arkansas and eastern Arkansas, damaging the cities of Little Rock and Wynne.
The tornado in central Arkansas began in the heavily populated West Little Rock, then moved North East through Little Rock, North Little Rock, Sherwood, Jacksonville and eventually stopped south of Cabot.
Four of the deaths recorded in the state were in Wynne. Only one has been reported in central Arkansas by North Little Rock mayor Terry Hartwick. Fifty people were injured in Little Rock and 28 people received medical treatment in Wynne.
The National Weather Service Little Rock said the tornado had peak winds of 165 mph and was on the ground for an estimated 31.9 miles. At one point, the tornado was 600 yards in width.
Little Rock mayor Frank Scott said that as of Sunday, April 2, about 13,000 Entergy customers were without power.
The city has opened the Family Assistance Center at 315 N. Shackleford Road where residents affected by the tornado can grab free meals and supplies. It is open daily from 10 a.m.- 7 p.m.
President Joe Biden activated Federal Emergency Management Agency funds to aid in the recovery process, following a request from Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
Scott estimates that 2,983 structures in Little Rock were damaged.
Joe Goudsward, a North Little Rock meteorologist, told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that this was the strongest tornado to hit Little Rock since Jan. 21, 1999.
Little Rock is accepting water and nonperishable food donations at 7000 Murray St, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
North Little Rock is accepting supply donations such as tarps, gloves and bags at 4501 Burrow Dr.