Mena Hit By Tornado

[chrish04]

Just came in through Skywarn and Awin more updates to come as they come across the radio


Polk County asking for All Available units in Scott county to head toward mean, some CERT memebers from the Greenwood area are getting together now and going to head out in a bit

Spotters also saying that it got the polk co courthouse this is just whats coming across the radio non of this stuff is actually confermed

Polk CO OEM asking for 30 to 40 National Gaurd Men tonight to help secure the city this is all on ADEM 1

Asking for MAC channel now stand by for what Channel they get, MAC Channel 7 is what they will be on

Polk Co Communcations tower at the Courthouse is down

Polk CO OEM said that they might need Sebastian CO OEM Mobile command center tomorrow for a COMM Center

My Fire Pager just went off Per OEM ALL Sebastian County Fire Depts are on standby to go Mena for help

[btritch]

Sad Sad News Tonight, Reminds me of the 06 Marmaduke Tornado, I watched it hit..What can you do besides help afterward.

[bubbaearle]

Hearing loads of traffic on MAC 7. Dept of Health units also coordinating on MAC 7.

SO & OEM says Mena took a direct hit by a "significant" tornado. Good deal of damage.

Courthouse damaged. No power in city, estimate 24hrs to restore.

Media requests for info coming thru ADEM.

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I'm in Cross Co. and am hearing quite a bit of this.......I reckon someone up here is also listening in with an AWIN radio.

[chrish04]

Not hearing much more about it on the Waldron tower on AWIN i need to be about 15mins south to hit the Mena tower, Polk CO said they were going to switch over from MAC 7 to Polk Co Disp they were having some problems talking to all there units