LITTLE ROCK — The National Weather Service in Tulsa has assigned a preliminary EF-1 rating to a tornado that moved through northwestern Arkansas.
Forecasters say a twister touched down about a half-mile west-southwest of Dora in Crawford County either late Tuesday or early Wednesday and traveled about 5.25 miles before lifting about a mile southwest of Rena.
The weather service said it had winds of up to 105 mph and damaged numerous trees in the area.
The tornado was one of several that plowed through the region, killing two in Franklin County and two in Johnson County.
The weather service had assigned preliminary ratings of EF-3 to a storm that moved through Franklin County and EF-2 to the Johnson County storm.
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