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Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson declares a public health emergency in Arkansas amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. He also announces a special legislative session to change the law that prevents public schools from issuing mask mandates. 2021-07-29
Arkansas reports 3,204 new cases on Christmas Eve, a new single-day record. 2020-12-24
A severe storm system brings tornado watches and warnings throughout the U.S. states of Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Missouri. A "large and dangerous" tornado is confirmed near Gore, Oklahoma. Several other tornadoes are seen by storm chasers. 2018-11-30
At least 7 people are killed in the US states of Missouri, Arkansas and Texas due to tornadoes and floods. 2017-04-29
Arkansas executes Ledell Lee, the first inmate executed in the state since 2005. 2017-04-20
At least six people die and dozens injured as major storms, packed with tornadoes, move through the American South and Midwest. Three people died when a tornado hit northern Mississippi, one was killed in Arkansas and two more in Tennessee. Officials continue searching into the night for the missing. 2015-12-23
2013 Mayflower oil spill: An Exxon Mobil crude oil pipeline ruptures near the town of Mayflower in the U.S. state of Arkansas, spilling thousands of barrels from the tar sands. 2013-03-31
Two tornadoes hit Tuscaloosa County in the U.S. state of Alabama causing extensive damage, with the main strongest wedge tornado crossing over the state of Alabama and affecting the Gadsden metropolitan area. [http:--blog.al.com-spotnews-2011-04-ema_reports_people_trapped_in.html ("Birmingham News")]Extreme storms in Alabama cause the temporary closure of three Tennessee Valley Authority nuclear reactors and knocking out eleven high-voltage power lines. [https:--www.reuters.com-article-2011-04-27-us-utilities-tva-storms-idUSTRE73Q98920110427?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews&dlvrit=60573 (Reuters)]The Downtown Tuscaloosa tornado passes over the University of Alabama campus close to the Bryant-Denny Stadium.[http:--www.timesdaily.com-article-20110427-NEWS-110429812?Title=Witness-South-part-of-Phil-Campbell-is-just-gone-12-confirmed-dead-or-missing (Times Daily)] [http:--www.thestate.com-2011-04-27-1795745-forecasters-say-severe-storms.html (The State)]date=August 2019 [https:--web.archive.org-web-20110502070856-http:--www.waff.com-story-14527806-very-large-tornado-on-ground-in-tuscaloosa ("WAFF")]At least 54 people have died in the storms of Tuesday and Wednesday with 40 people dead in Alabama, five in Mississippi and one in Arkansas. [http:--blog.al.com-montgomery-2011-04-ema_6_confirmed_dead_as_a_resu.html ("Montgomery News")] [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-world-us-canada-13217726 (BBC)] [https:--news.yahoo.com-s-nm-20110428-ts_nm-us_weather (Reuters via Yahoo News)] [http:--news.blogs.cnn.com-2011-04-27-possible-tornado-touches-down-in-alabama-damage-reported- (CNN)] [http:--www.google.com-hostednews-afp-article-ALeqM5hYcw3VQ5dUuvh8lKilJoaAfDd4ww?docId=CNG.fb6d5467c8dc5b3160c4939c2d753569.171 (AFP via Google News)] [http:--www.myfoxmemphis.com-dpp-news-local-storms-kill-54-around-south,-including-40-in-ala.-apx-20110427 (Fox News)]Storms cause numerous power outages in Alabama; more than 176,000 in Birmingham, Alabama are left without electricity. [http:--www.cbs42.com-content-localnews-story-Power-Outages-xwFqXDr5iUyhU8vxIlRJoA.cspx (CBS42)]At least 9 people are killed in Mississippi by the outbreak. [http:--www.clarionledger.com-article-20110427-NEWS-110427004-Deadly-tornado-outbreak-devastates-Mississippi?odyssey=tab%7Cmostpopular%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE ("Clarion Ledger")]date=May 2020 Tornado watches affect areas from Northern Georgia to Upstate New York. [http:--www.wggb.com-Global-story.asp?S=14527002 (ABC 40)]date=August 2019 [http:--www2.wspa.com-news-2011-apr-27-24-flooding-danger-through-wednesday-western-nc-upsta-ar-1764938- ("News Channel 7")]date=August 2019 A local National Weather Service building is evacuated as a tornado passes over its radar site and it temporarily switches operations to Mobile in the same state of Alabama.Reports of gas leaks from Birmingham, Alabama. [http:--blog.al.com-spotnews-2011-04-major_gas_leaks_reported_throu.html ("Al.com")]A local National Weather Service building is evacuated as a tornado passes over its radar site and it temporarily switches operations to Mobile in the same state of Alabama.2011-04-27
Two people in Oklahoma and seven in Arkansas are killed by a strong tornado outbreak. 2011-04-15
At least 20 people die during flash floods of the Little Missouri River through a campground in the Ouachita Mountains near Caddo Gap, Arkansas, west of Little Rock, Arkansas in the United States. 2010-06-11