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Mena Tornado May Have Been Stronger than '93 Storm – Ozarks First


(Mena, AR) — The National Weather service says the tornado spawned at Mena (Polk County) around 8:10 pm. Thursday moved through town, and destroyed as many as 100 homes and businesses. At least three people lost their lives, with two dozen injuries.

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Storms kill 3 in Arkansas – KTTS


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The same storm that passed over the Ozarks left three people dead in the town of Mena, Arkansas, along the Oklahoma line. Officials say another 24 were injured. State Emergency Management spokeswoman Renne Presslar says there were more than 100 homes
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Tornado devastates small Arkansas town, killing 3 – Philadelphia Inquirer


AP MENA, Ark. – Battered residents of this western Arkansas town waited for day light Friday to dig out from a "direct hit" by a tornado that killed three people, injured at least 24, and flattened homes and businesses, including a manufacturing plant.

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Crews rescue man trapped in SUV by power lines – KSLA-TV


Other damage has been reported further north in Mena. Arkansas State Police are headed to the area. About a dozen structures in Cass County, TX were damaged as severe storms moved across the area. So far there are no reports of any injuries.

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News Minute: Raising the stakes in pirate drama…Mourning quake … – KWQC 6


MENA, Ark. (AP) – A small Arkansas town is reeling from a devastating tornado that killed three people, injured at least 24 and seriously damaged about 100 homes. Mena, near the Oklahoma state line, suffered a direct hit that destroyed at least 10

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Pope Benedict marks Holy Thursday – Pioneer Press


A tornado scored a direct hit on the Polk County Courthouse in Mena, Arkansas, near the Oklahoma state line, on Thursday night, said a spokeswoman for the state's Department of Emergency Management. Gov. Mike Beebe dispatched 30 National Guard soldiers

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