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Pulaski County details recovery after EF‑4 tornado; FEMA, shelters and local relief efforts mobilize
Summary
County officials reported an EF‑4 tornado track and described coordinated response and recovery work led by emergency management, FEMA and local nonprofits; officials urged residents to accept help and outlined shelter, supplies and financial-aid options.
Pulaski County officials said an EF‑4 tornado tore a 55.6‑mile path through parts of the county, with a maximum width of about 1,700 yards, and described an ongoing recovery effort that has involved FEMA, state and local agencies, volunteer crews and nonprofit partners.
County Emergency Management said, “Confirmed EF 4, 55.6 miles on the ground, width of about 1,700 yards at its maximum,” and reported that the storm was the largest National Weather Service Jackson has tracked in the county in recent decades. Officials said the county has recorded one fatality and “3 or 4” injuries from the event.
The emergency manager and FEMA staff said federal and local response work includes disaster recovery centers, supply distribution “pod” sites and at least one Red Cross…
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