Photos: Severe storms, tornadoes rip through south-central US for 2nd weekend in a row
An EF-1 tornado was reported over Pulaski County, Arkansas on March 9. The county's Director of Emergency Management, Andy Traffanstedt details the damage left behind by the storm.
For the second weekend in a row, severe thunderstorms hammered the south-central United States with damaging winds and tornadoes.
Alabama received more severe storm damage one week after the deadliest tornado outbreak in six years.
Tornadoes spawned from Texas through Tennessee Saturday. While most of the tornadoes were not considered "terribly strong," they still produced considerable damage, according to AccuWeather Meteorologist Brett Rossio.
"Interestingly, a few of these tornadoes formed rather early in the day," Rossio said. "One of the tornadoes formed in Mesquite, Texas, at 7:30 in the morning, local time. Strong storms such as these more commonly develop with peak daytime heating."
The National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed that an EF1 tornado touched down near Estes, Arkansas, in the far southeastern area of Pulaski County and into Lonoke County. The tornado was on the ground for about 6.4 miles and was 150 yards wide, according to preliminary results.
The twister injured two people.
At least 11 tornadoes were reported on Saturday, according to the NWS' Storm Prediction Center.
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