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Jonesboro, Ark. — A tornado ripped through a nursing home in Arkansas Friday night, killing two people and injuring five others, an official said. Craighead County Judge told KAIT-TV in Jonesboro, Ark., that at least 20 people were trapped after the tornado struck the Monette Manor area.
A call by The Associated Press to the county office wasn’t immediately returned.
There was a significant presence of police and firefighters on the scene, so people were asked to stay home and away from the nursing home.
The nursing home has about 90 beds.
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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson also tweeted Friday night that a tornado had struck in Mississippi County.
There were several reports of tornadoes spotted or on the ground in parts of the Midwest.
(Watch the video below: Tornado confirmed in Iredell County)
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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