‘It's a disaster,' Lonoke County community cleans up damage from Sunday tornado
The Lonoke Sheriff's Office said that on Sunday at around 7 p.m., they got reports of tornado damage in the area of the 16th Section community. There were no injuries or deaths, but there was reported damage to the cemetery, power lines, homes and other structures.
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Sherry Berry said she has lived in her home for decades, but was terrified when she could feel her home shaking and hear the wind from the tornado.
'I guess maybe that's why they say it was like a train,' Berry said. 'We closed the door to our bedroom and heard a big bang, and that was a tree coming down.
The tree came down in the middle of Berry's home, crushing her kitchen. Living next to Berry is fourth-generation cattle farmer Regina Heffner. She and her family are having to pick up the pieces of scrap metal that were scattered across their land after damage to a barn roof.
'We have about 30 acres. The tornado took the roof off of our barn up here, so there's tin as far as you could see,' Heffner said.
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She also says they have to fix the damage to their home, cars, other bars and even their large grain bins.
'It had a lot of force behind it because those are bolted into concrete into the ground,' Heffner said. 'It sounds like it's going to be really expensive.'
For Tarci Cates, she said it's overwhelming looking at the fallen tree limbs around her
'We worked so hard to get where we are,' Cates said.
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As many continue to clean up, they said they are thankful they are unharmed and hope they can recover from the damage as soon as possible.
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