MANSFIELD, Ark. — The National Weather Service (NWS) of Tulsa confirmed a tornado in Mansfield Friday, July 14.
The NWS "determined an EF1 tornado" touched in south Mansfield.
NWA says the tornado "developed on the Northwest side" of the city, making its way "southeast across the west and south side of town."
The damage included uprooted trees, downed electric poles, damaged homes and more.
Wayne Robb Mansfield Police Chief said most of the damage was in the south area of the town around Beverley Drive and Darlene Street.
Sierra Crabtree and her boyfriend live on Beverley Drive and their house was one of the ones hit the hardest.
“It was very scary. Never in the day in my life, nor both of our lives we thought would ever be in one,” said Crabtree.
They both woke up around 4 a.m. to the tornado tearing through their home. They weren't able to leave the house until the storm was over around 4:30 a.m.
"The bedroom wall had fallen and collapsed on him. And then I was in the living room. On the couch with the wall behind the couch gone. And all of the front wall is gone," said Crabtree.
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Mansfield Tornado
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