Local News in Fordyce, Arkansas
NOAA surveying Fordyce tornado damage
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:29:22 -0800
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will survey tornado damage in Fordyce Monday.
Fordyce hit hard by Sunday night storms
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:21:20 -0800
FORDYCE, AR - James H Smith and six brothers and sisters grew up inside his house in Fordyce. Where they used to watch TV, there's now a very different view.
Officials look for signs of tornadoes as surveys continue
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:37:08 -0800
A team from the National Weather Service in North Little Rock says it will continue surveying damage left by storms Sunday to determine if additional tornadoes touched down in parts of Arkansas.
Trackers confirm twister in Fordyce
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:13:15 -0800
A National Weather Service team surveyed storm damage in south Arkansas on Monday, confirming that at least one tornado touched down in Fordyce on Sunday evening.
Fordyce cleaning up after EF2 tornado
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:42:56 -0800
Renee Peebles has experienced plenty of false calls about possible tornadoes, so she initially had no intention of leaving her mobile home off Highway 8 when severe storms threatened Fordyce Sunday night.
Damaging tornado left 19-mile path
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:18:39 -0800
The National Weather Service has completed its survey of damage caused by an EF2 tornado that destroyed or damaged dozens of buildings in Fordyce.
2 tornadoes confirmed in state Sunday night
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:37:04 -0800
The Sunday evening tornado that hit the northern edge of Fordyce traveled a 19-mile path through Calhoun, Dallas and Cleveland counties, the National Weather Service reported Tuesday.
Partly Cloudy
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:37:58 -0800
**Video is from Fordyce area.** 0838 PM TORNADO 1 W BURKS 34.30N 91.42W 01/22/2012 ARKANSAS AR STORM CHASER TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND 1 MILE WEST OF BURKS.
State storms bear twisters, damage
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:58:55 -0800
Tornadoes touched down near Fordyce and DeWitt as thunderstorms moved across Arkansas on Sunday evening, damaging houses and leaving one woman trapped in a house, authorities said.
H: 56° | L: 32°
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 06:22:14 -0800
As some communities in Arkansas begin cleaning up from Sunday's storms, weather forecasters will be following tornado tracks today. The National Weather Service (NWS) in Little Rock says that based on radar, it has identified three possible tracks. [see map below].