Three deaths have been confirmed in the ongoing tornado outbreak. Live updates:
less than an hour agoOne person is dead in the Little Rock area and two in Wynne, Arkansas.Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletterPowerful tornadoes and storms roaring across multiple states Friday have killed at least four people, injured dozens more and destroyed entire neighborhoods.
The storms are part of an outbreak of severe thunderstorms taking aim at a wide area of the Midwest and South through tonight. The dangerous weather prompted a rare "high risk" forecast from the National Weather Service.Here are the top numbers by state: Illinois, more than 94,000; Arkansas, about 66,000; Indiana, about 60,000; Tennessee, more than 46,000; Iowa, more than 23,000; Missouri, about 11,000.
Roberts said there was extensive damage around the county, especially in West Little Rock, Jacksonville, North Little Rock and Sherwood. That include destroyed homes, she said. Damage in Illinois' Sangamon County Little Rock resident Niki Scott huddled in a bathroom as the tornado moved in. She told The Associated Press she emerged to find damage to most of the homes on her street.Chainsaws and sirens could be heard blaring in the area.A tornado roared through Wynne, Arkansas, a short time ago, causing damage and throwing debris into the air. Wynne is about 90 miles northeast of Little Rock.
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