Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and First Gentleman Bryan Sanders survey storm damage in Cave City on Saturday, March 15, 2025. (Photo by Becca Paschal/Arkansas Governor’s Office)
The severe storm system that swept across Arkansas over the weekend spawned six tornadoes, including two strong EF-4 twisters, according to a Monday report from the National Weather Service’s Little Rock office.
Three deaths occurred overnight Friday when a tornado struck Cushman, a town of about 500 in southeastern Independence County, according to KARK-TV . The Weather Service estimated that storm as an EF-3 with peak winds of 165 mph. It tracked for nearly 26 miles before devastating Cave City in Sharp County …