Northeast Arkansas – Jonesboro Right Now – What began Saturday afternoon as a complex of severe thunderstorms quickly became a widespread wind event across Northeast Arkansas, leaving behind a trail of downed trees, damaged power lines, broken utility poles and thousands of residents without electricity.
By Sunday night, the focus had shifted from severe weather to cleanup and restoration as utility crews and emergency responders worked throughout the day to repair damage left by the storm system.
The National Weather Service in Memphis described Saturday’s storm as a severe bow echo that produced widespread, damaging straight-line winds across the Mid-South. The weather service estimates peak winds reached 60 to 80 mph, with more than 120,000 customers losing power across the region…