GREENLAND, Ark. –Emergency crews have been spread out across portions of Arkansas and Oklahoma as relentless rounds of severe weather and tornadoes blasted the region on Monday, damaging homes and knocking out power.
Monday’s extreme weather threat came as America’s heartland continues recovery efforts after deadly storms slammed communities in Kentucky and Missouri, including St. Louis, over the weekend.
Some of those same areas face the possibility of more severe weather Tuesday.
Kansas, too, saw strong, damaging tornadoes early Monday morning before the threat shifted to Oklahoma, Arkansas and Nebraska.
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On Monday evening, radar showed a large debris signature near the community of Greenland in Arkansas, which appeared to have taken a direct hit from a tornado. The tornado then continued toward the Fayetteville area before lifting.
"Wow! That is not a good sign. We have a very apparent debris ball, this very stark blue (on radar)," FOX Weather Meteorologist Steve Bender said as he tracked the tornado Monday night. "This is moving at an astonishing pace."
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The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said trees have been knocked down across the area, and damage was reported within the city of Greenland, as well as smaller communities in the area off of Campbell Loop, Smokey Lane and in the Lincoln area.
Despite the tornado, the sheriff’s office said there have been no reports of injuries in the county.
City officials in Fayetteville told FOX Weather that the city did experience some localized flooding and scattered power outages during the severe weather Monday. No injuries or swift water rescues were reported, and emergency crews are continuing to assess storm impacts.
In addition, the city sent first responders to Greenland to help with recovery efforts there.
Powerful thunderstorms also impacted communities in Nebraska and Oklahoma on Monday.
The National Weather Service office in Omaha, Nebraska, reported a tornado on the ground near Rogers that was headed toward North Bend.
Video from a storm chaser Monday showed the tornado moving near North Bend.
According to storm reports and photos, another suspected tornado caused damage near the community of Pittsburg, Oklahoma.
Video recorded near Savanna, Oklahoma, showed winds and rain impacting Department of Transportation cameras on Highway 69 during the tornado-warned storm.
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