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Remembering Fort Smith, Van Buren’s deadly F3 tornado 30 years later

RIVER VALLEY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — On April 21, 1996, an F3 tornado ripped through Fort Smith and Van Buren, causing two fatalities, more than 40 injuries, and extensive damage to hundreds of buildings.
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‘Tremendous roar’: 30 years later, residents recall F3 tornado that struck Fort Smith, Van Buren

Janet Spears had just gone to bed one spring night in 1996 when her bedroom door opened and she saw the windows in her living room shatter. A tornado was passing through her Van Buren neighborhood.

North Texas tornado hunters: Inside the art (and science) of storm chasing

30 years after the release of Twister, storm chasing is a cultural phenomenon - and big business. Peek inside the life of storm chasers ...

Windthorst, Texas tornado: Large rain-wrapped twister spotted near Scotland; check path, videos

A large rain-wrapped tornado tracked from north of Archer City through Scotland to Windthorst, Texas, as sirens blared amid ...