Corning Airport, Hot Springs Hotel Damaged After Saturday's Storms
By: KARK 4 News
Updated: September 1, 2012
Several areas of the state are reporting damage after storms that swept through the Natural State Saturday. Emergency officials tell KARK they have not heard of any injuries at this time.
The City of Hot Springs reported tree limbs down on power lines. The Austin Hotel also suffered some damage to the siding on the front of the building. The hotel was seriously damaged by another storm early last month when winds blew a hole into it.
The Department of Emergency Management also says the Corning Airport in Clay County was damaged. Several hangers and a shed were damaged by the winds Saturday.
In Paragould in Greene County, a tractor-trailer parked at a residence was toppled by the storm.
Conway County also saw some trees down.
Storms also hit Des Arc Saturday afternoon. Police say several homes and cars were damaged by falling trees, but no one was injured.
Dozens of people are without power in the Des Arc area.
As of 8:00 p.m. more than 10,000 people without power, mostly in Garland, Saline and White Counties.
For a complete look at outages through Entergy, click here.
