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The death toll from an overnight tornado outbreak in the U.S. states of Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas increases to 15. 2024-05-26
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
The Supreme Court of the United States refuses to vacate a stay of execution issued by the Arkansas Supreme Court. Arkansas's highest court has also put on hold the execution of another inmate, Bruce Ward. The state had planned to execute eight inmates in eleven days. That schedule, as well as the use of the drug midazolam, sparked a broad range of legal challenges and humanitarian concerns about the executions. Today's planned execution of Don W. Davis would have been the state's first since 2005. 2017-04-18
Notable propositions are passed in several states including legal recreational marijuana in California, Massachusetts, and Nevada; medical marijuana in Arkansas, Florida and North Dakota; tougher firearms restrictions in California and Washington state; physician assisted suicide in Colorado, and the reimposition of capital punishment in Nebraska. 2016-11-9
Voters in the U.S. states of Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, and the overseas territory of American Samoa go to the polls to vote on Super Tuesday. 2016-03-1
The governors of the U.S. states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin say they will not accept Syrian refugees in response to the Islamic terror attacks in Paris. Twenty-three of the 24 governors are Republican with the other being Democrat (New Hampshire). 2015-11-16
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")]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 2011-04-27
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")]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 2011-04-27
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