Subj : Status Report
To   : Daryl Stout
From : Janis Kracht
Date : Tue Dec 14 2021 13:02:58

> For those who have been wondering, I survived the tornado outbreak across
> the Midsouth Friday night and Saturday morning. While there were warnings
> for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, and flash flooding for Pulaski County
> (the Little Rock Metro Area), the worst of it was to my northeast.

I'm you are ok, Darryl! We're sorry to hear about the destruction an death in the affected areas.  The pictures we saw of where that sucker hit were incredible.

> Storm damage surveys are still being done by the National Weather Service,
> and preliminary data shows EF-3 tornado damage in northeast Arkansas, where
> a nursing home was hit, and at least 2 people were killed. That same storm
> produced multiple strong to violent tornadoes, and it was showing rotation
> on Doppler Radar for over 250 miles. If they can confirm a tornado was on
> the ground for that long, "The QuadState Tornado" (Arkansas, Missouri,
> Tennessee, and Kentucky" will set a record for the longest tracked tornado
> in US History...beating the "TriState Tornado" (Missouri, Illinois, and
> Indiana) on March 18, 1925. And, if it's shown to be continuous, and they
> find EF-5 tornado damage, that'll be affixed to the tornado, even though
> it wasn't that strength for its entire life. And, if that occurs, it would
> be Arkansas' first EF-5 tornado in 92 years.

Wow...

Take care,
Janis

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