Tornado causes damage in Jonesboro, Arkansas
The city of Jonesboro, Arkansas in the US was unexpectedly hit by a tornado that injured several people and damaged significant properties. At least half a dozen people were injured while the Mall at Turtle Creek and Jonesboro Municipal Airport sustained severe damage from the tornado. This is the first tornado to hit Jonesboro since the 1970s when a tornado almost destroyed a school in the city.
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