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| At least six people are dead and dozens of homes destroyed after a tornado ripped through the small town of Vilonia, Arkansas, according to reports. | At least six people are dead and dozens of homes destroyed after a tornado ripped through the small town of Vilonia, Arkansas, according to reports. |
| Local television station THV 11 said that the local sheriff in Faulkner county had confirmed the fatalities after a powerful storm system wreaked havoc through southern and central United States on Sunday evening. | Local television station THV 11 said that the local sheriff in Faulkner county had confirmed the fatalities after a powerful storm system wreaked havoc through southern and central United States on Sunday evening. |
| "It's just devastating," sheriff Andy Shock told THV 11 over the phone. | "It's just devastating," sheriff Andy Shock told THV 11 over the phone. |
| Shock said the town was facing a "mass casualty situation" and that nearby interstate 40 had been closed in both directions after cars and trucks were overturned. | Shock said the town was facing a "mass casualty situation" and that nearby interstate 40 had been closed in both directions after cars and trucks were overturned. |
| The neighbouring town of Mayflower was also badly hit. | The neighbouring town of Mayflower was also badly hit. |
| The storm system passed through Arkansas at around 7.30pm as around a dozen twisters were reported across the gerion. | The storm system passed through Arkansas at around 7.30pm as around a dozen twisters were reported across the gerion. |
| Two people were killed in a tornado in the small Oklahoma town of Quapaw, according to the National Weather Service. | Two people were killed in a tornado in the small Oklahoma town of Quapaw, according to the National Weather Service. |
| A police dispatcher in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, said a search and rescue effort was underway in Quapaw, but could not confirm reports of fatalities. | A police dispatcher in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, said a search and rescue effort was underway in Quapaw, but could not confirm reports of fatalities. |
| Tornadoes were also reported in parts of Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri on Sunday afternoon and evening, causing some damage but no known injuries, according to local officials and the weather service. | Tornadoes were also reported in parts of Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri on Sunday afternoon and evening, causing some damage but no known injuries, according to local officials and the weather service. |