{"id":372,"date":"2023-03-31T19:02:52","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T01:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freelyinformed.com\/blog\/?p=372"},"modified":"2023-03-31T19:02:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T01:02:53","slug":"massive-tornado-tears-through-little-rock-arkansas-600-injured-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freelyinformed.com\/blog\/massive-tornado-tears-through-little-rock-arkansas-600-injured-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive Tornado Tears Through Little Rock, Arkansas; 600+ Injured &#8211; Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A massive tornado has hit Little Rock, Arkansas this afternoon. More than 600 people are reported injured, with rescues underway in the devastated Capital City. The tornado is believed to have been 3\/4 of mile wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">View from Little Rock Baptist moments ago! *video shot by Kristal Benton from the 7th Floor of Medical Towers 1. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/arwx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#arwx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSLittleRock?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NWSLittleRock<\/a> @KATVToddYak <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KATVJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KATVJames<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zX2xHoSMvz\">pic.twitter.com\/zX2xHoSMvz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sean (@_spcanady) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_spcanady\/status\/1641887036872294406?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A monster tornado has ripped apart&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/arkansas\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arkansas<\/a>&nbsp;capital Little Rock, just a week after more than two dozen deadly twisters tore through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/mississippi\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mississippi<\/a>&nbsp;and parts of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/alabama\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alabama<\/a>&nbsp;killing at least 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Footage of the ferocious weather system was filmed from the 7th floor of the Little Rock Baptist Medical Center. The person filming could be&nbsp;heard gasping at the massive swirling twister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Friday evening, a local area hospital reported treating at least 21 patients with 5 in critical condition. All had injuries from the tornado that touched down in the Little Rock area. . . . <\/p>\n<cite><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11926117\/Terrifying-moment-monster-tornado-rips-apart-Arkansas-capital-Little-Rock-80mph-winds.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DAILY MAIL<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: Drone footage shows tornado damage in Little Rock, Arkansas. <br><br>We&#39;re LIVE on The Weather Channel. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ArYgMhEgPH\">pic.twitter.com\/ArYgMhEgPH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/weatherchannel\/status\/1641916770003845123?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: A mass casualty incident has been declared after an extremely large, violent tornado touched down near Little Rock, AR. <br><br>People are being rushed to hospitals in police cars. <br><br>This storm system is moving east toward Memphis. I\u2019m en route.<br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zJyffK3oQ5\">pic.twitter.com\/zJyffK3oQ5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1641907686705881090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: A Little Rock, Arkansas medical center said it was operating at a mass casualty level after a tornado struck \u2014 reducing rooftops to splinters, toppling vehicles and tossing debris on roadways. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lo7xGQkdXz\">https:\/\/t.co\/lo7xGQkdXz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B4BnMkmkpa\">pic.twitter.com\/B4BnMkmkpa<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSNews\/status\/1641918895312216065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is the tornado as it moved through Little Rock this afternoon &#8211; our field meteorologist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Alastormtracker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AlaStormTracker<\/a> saw debris lofted, he is joining us now on WeatherNation to discuss the storm and damage <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O4hraIjFmi\">pic.twitter.com\/O4hraIjFmi<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WeatherNation (@WeatherNation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeatherNation\/status\/1641895353019518988?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Video just sent to me. This is Little Rock, AR right now. Pray for central Arkansas. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b5V5ArzuCH\">pic.twitter.com\/b5V5ArzuCH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jake Bequette (@JakeBequette91) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeBequette91\/status\/1641945570238509056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A massive tornado has hit Little Rock, Arkansas this afternoon. More than 600 people are reported injured, with rescues underway in the devastated Capital City. The tornado is believed to have been 3\/4 of mile wide. A monster tornado has ripped apart&nbsp;Arkansas&nbsp;capital Little Rock, just a week after more than two dozen deadly twisters tore [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[80,68,66],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-little-rock","category-severe-weather","category-tornadoes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/freelyinformed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/freelyinformed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/freelyinformed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freelyinformed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freelyinformed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/freelyinformed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":373,"href":"https:\/\/freelyinformed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372\/revisions\/373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/freelyinformed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freelyinformed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/freelyinformed.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}