March 31 (UPI) -- A large tornado hit Little Rock, Ark., on Friday, causing injuries, widespread damage, and forcing meteorologists from the National Weather Service to evacuate.
The tornado was part of a large storm system moving through midwestern and southern states, where widespread severe weather had been expected before Friday's storm. The National Weather Service called the tornado in Little Rock "catastrophic," according to KATV.
Nearly 75,000 customers were without power in Arkansas late Friday, according to PowerOutage.us.
A spokesperson for Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the governor signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency.
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