Tornado strikes Prairie Grove, damaging homes in northwest Arkansas town
The roof of a home in one neighborhood was partially torn off, leaving bedrooms in disarray and littered with debris.
Tornado confirmed in Prairie Grove, Arkansas
Several homes were damaged by severe storms that produced a tornado in the northwest Arkansas town of Prairie Grove.
PRAIRIE GROVE, Ark.– A town in northwest Arkansas is evaluating damage after a tornado hit Wednesday night.
Residents of Prairie Grove were surveying the damage to homes Thursday morning after the storm had passed. The roof of a home in one neighborhood was partially torn off, leaving bedrooms in disarray and littered with debris.
Rita and Jerry Payne were home when the storm came through and ripped part of their roof off, but the couple wasn't injured.
![The roof of a home in Prairie Grove, Ark., was ripped off during storms.]()
Image 1 of 3The roof of a home in Prairie Grove, Ark., was ripped off during storms. (Brandy Campbell)
![Debris litters a bedroom after the roof was ripped off of a home during storms.]()
Image 2 of 3Debris litters a bedroom after the roof was ripped off of a home during storms. (Brandy Campbell)
![A man walks through his home in Prairie Grove, Ark., after storms ripped the roof off of the house.]()
Image 3 of 3Jerry Payne walks through his home in Prairie Grove, Ark., after storms ripped the roof off of the house. (Brandy Campbell)
FOX Weather Correspondent Brandy Campbell said some homes in the Paynes' neighborhood remained untouched, despite their home being damaged.
In an update Thursday morning, the Prairie Grove Police Department said parts of the city suffered moderate damage including to homes and businesses.
Officials said in a Facebook post early Thursday that no injuries had been reported from the storm.
"The community has always showed love to one another, and it is in times of disaster, we have the privilege to share that love again," city officials said in another Facebook post.
The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado was to blame for the damage. Officials gave it a rating of EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, noting winds of up to 105 mph.