President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard in Arkansas after tornadoes and strong winds tore through multiple states over the weekend.
Arkansas was particularly hard hit by the tornados, which left a path of destruction in their wake.
Violent winds ripped through the Heartland on Saturday, threatening Missouri, Mississippi, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, and Oklahoma with tornadoes, damaging buildings and homes.
Northern states, including South Dakota and Minnesota, faced blizzard warnings.
The storms have left at least 37 people dead.
In a Sunday post on X, Trump said:
“We are actively monitoring the severe tornadoes and storms that have impacted many States across the South and Midwest — 36 innocent lives have been lost, and many more devastated.
“The National Guard has been deployed to Arkansas, and my Administration is ready to assist State and Local Officials, as they help their communities to try and recover from the damage.
“Please join Melania and me in praying for everyone impacted by these terrible storms!”
In a separate post on X, the National Guard stated that its Arkansas officers will “support civilian authorities providing security and humanitarian assistance in communities affected by tornadoes in central and eastern Arkansas.”
Here are the number of deaths by state so far:
- Alabama: 3
- Arkansas: 3
- Mississippi: 6
- Missouri: 12
- Oklahoma: 1
- Texas: 4
- Kansas: 8
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said about 50 National Guardsmen and 40 state police were on the ground in Arkansas on Sunday.
In a video posted to X, Sanders said:
“As you drive through this community, you see so many neighbors coming out, taking care of each other.
“One of the things that will make you so proud as a governor is to see neighbors helping neighbors, and never is that more true than right here in this community today.
“We’ve got about 40 state police on the ground in the county, about 50 National Guard.”
In a post on X, Sanders said she spoke with Trump on the phone.
The governor revealed that Trump “said to tell the people of Arkansas he loves them and he and his administration are here to help with whatever we need following last night’s tornadoes.”
On the ground in Cave City this afternoon and thankful to see so many people taking care of one another. If you need assistance or want to help – Check out https://t.co/NoPJfjNUzG pic.twitter.com/FLDgwN5NOV
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders (@SarahHuckabee) March 15, 2025
Missouri resident Dakota Henderson told The Associated Press (AP) that he and some others helped rescue neighbors trapped beneath rubble on Friday evening.
Henderson said they found five bodies in the process.
“It’s really disturbing for what happened to the people, the casualties last night,” Henderson told AP on Saturday.
Evacuations were ordered Friday for some areas in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and New Mexico.
Strong winds caused wildfires in the Southern Plains.
Severe storms and tornadoes were also possible across eastern Louisiana, western Georgia, central Tennessee, western North Carolina and South Carolina, and the western Florida Panhandle.
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