LATEST: At least three people have died and dozens are hospitalized after a tornado outbreak walloped Arkansas, officials say.
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Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. said 24 people have been hospitalized and that he is "not aware of any fatalities in Little Rock at this time."Capt. Jacob Lear-Sadowsky with the Little Rock Fire Department told ABC News earlier there were a "significant" number of injuries from the storm.Andrew Demillo/AP
A home is damaged and trees are down after a tornado swept through Little Rock, Ark., on March 31, 2023.A home is damaged and trees are down after a tornado swept through Little Rock, Ark., on March 31, 2023.As the powerful supercell moved eastward, a "confirmed large and extremely dangerous tornado" was located around 5:13 p.m. local time near Earle, Arkansas, west of Memphis, the NWS said, calling it a "life-threatening situation.
"We had no idea that it would be this much damage that we're seeing right now at this point," Latricia Woodruff, a spokesperson for the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management, told ABC News Live Prime on Friday about the tornado activity in the state. "There's a lot of homes that have been damaged, other structures. We heard about a fire station here in Little Rock that had some damage to it as well.
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