Tornado kills at least 10 with homes destroyed after tearing through Little Rock, Arkansas causing ‘total destruction’
AT least 10 people have died with dozens reportedly injured after two tornadoes ripped through Arkansas and other midwest states on Friday.
Victims were seen "pouring in" to a nearby hospital after a large twister rocked Central Arkansas.
It's understood thousands of homes have been destroyed in the violent storm, which raged from Illinois to Texas, officials said.
This resulted in one death and several injuries.
It remains unclear how the three casualties in Indiana occurred, but Sgt. Matt Ames told NBC News that more information would be released when the names of the deceased are announced.
Little information has been given on the circumstances of each death in Alabama and Mississippi at this time as well.
In Arkansas, the Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services initially predicted that 600 people were injured in the twisters, but this figure has not been confirmed.
"Destroyed lots of west Little Rock and North Little Rock. Ex wife works at Baptist Hospital and injured people are pouring in."
In Wynne, Arkansas, located roughly 100 miles from Little Rock, the police chief said there was "total destruction throughout the town" with dozens of people trapped.
A total of 28million Americans were under a tornado watch on Friday evening as dangerous storms continue to wreak havoc on the U.S.
LITTLE ROCK DAMAGE
Two tornadoes were confirmed in the Little Rock area on Friday.
A lot of the severe damage is located in West Little Rock, where multiple commercial and residential have been destroyed, according to Captain Jacob Lear-Sadowsky with the Little Rock Fire Department.
Another 32,000 outages were reported in nearby Oklahoma.
A temporary emergency shelter has been set up at Hall High School for displaced individuals, Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr said.
STATES ON HIGH ALERT
Storms developed in at least 15 states on Friday, leading meteorologists to urge residents in the Midwest and South to take preventative measures.
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About 70 million people remain under a slight risk of severe weather, per the .
It comes just a week after at least 26 people were killed when a deadly tornado ripped through Mississippi.