The EF4 tornado that hit Mayflower and Vilonia has now been declared the deadliest single tornado to hit Arkansas since 1968, according to the National Weather Service.
The passing of a baby in Faulkner County has raised the death toll from the Mayflower/Vilonia tornado that hit on April 27, 2014 to 16, according to the weather service.
This makes it the deadliest single tornado in Arkansas since a tornado struck on May 15, 1968, the weather service said. That twister affected the Tuckerman and Jonesboro area, killing 35.
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