State of the Village this morning

This morning a large part of the Village is in the dark. Both Entergy and First Electric customers are affected.
KVRE radio, 92.9 FM is up and running this morning after being bumped off the air during a power outage a little before 5 last night. The radio station was working to announce the closure of the Coronado Fitness Center when the power went off. Although the POA website does not show the facility as closed this morning, the POA has asked Villagers to stay home today. POA crews are currently out removing trees from roadways.
There were no deaths attributed to the storm in the Village but five Arkansans lost their lives to the deadly storms and flooding. An elderly couple was washed away into War Eagle Creek in Madison County, another woman died in her car in Washington County and two were killed in Vilonia where a three mile wide tornado, 15 miles long destroyed 50 to 80 homes. There are 60 people still missing in the Vilonia area.
Vilonia is in Faulkner County where there has been numerous earthquakes this past year.
Governor Beebe declared a state of emergency last night. There are more storms coming with increased frequency this afternoon. Hundreds of thousands in the state are without power this morning.
Stay home if you don't have to be out. Tune in to KVRE at 92.9 FM for the latest alerts.