‘Insane’ and ‘terrifying’ videos of a violent tornado in Arkansas have gone viral after a stormy night in Central and Southern US.
One piece of footage, captured by prominent storm chaser Brandon Copic, showed a close-up of an immense wedge tornado near Lake City, AR.
Other videos shared on Twitter and Reddit appeared to show a similar, or same twister, from different angles.
The National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency as a “large and destructive tornado” hit northeastern Arkansas, including Lake City.
Arkansas Gov. Sara Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency Wednesday.
Tornado watch is in place for parts of Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee until Thursday morning.
This is a developing story and will be updated shortly.
