JONESBORO, Ark. (AP)– A twister ripped through northeast Arkansas on Saturday, leaving 6 people harmed after striking commercial and suburbs in the college town of Jonesboro.
The 6 individuals reported hurt were taken to a local medical facility with small juries, Jonesboro E-911 Director Jeff Presley said. The tornado did significant damage at the Mall at Turtle Creek and Jonesboro Municipal Airport.
Like much of the rest of the world, Jonesboro is working to fight the spread of COVID-19 Since of that, a lot of shops in the Mall at Turtle Creek were closed Saturday to eliminate the coronavirus pandemic.
Serious weather condition could have been much worse if not for that, Presley said.
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