[Bull Winkus]

Originally Posted by slingshot

I don't want to bum everyone out after all those beautiful photos but here's real life in Arkansas. Our house is okay. The damage came to within 50 yrds. of our house.

Man! That's a mess! Mena's such a beautiful town, too. It's a shame this had to happen. Is this the first one for Mena? How long has it been since the previous tornado, if not?

[slingshot]

Originally Posted by Bull Winkus

Man! That's a mess! Mena's such a beautiful town, too. It's a shame this had to happen. Is this the first one for Mena? How long has it been since the previous tornado, if not?

Sorry that I didn't get back to you earlier but I've been volunteering.
The last tornado to hit Mena itself was in 1993 although there have been several in surrounding areas.

[slingshot]

Still there.

[slingshot]

Originally Posted by jle197

I guess I'd want to live in a cave though. Huh? I am so sorry to see and hear of the storms. I hope all are okay. People, pets and wild animals.

The Wildlife Rehab place did get hit pretty hard. We went out and donated some food to them Saturday and the lady that runs the place said that their house bobcat is missing. His name is Simon and he is very gentle and probably freaked out. He weighs about 30 lbs. and has all four feet de-clawed. If anyone has seen him in the West Boundry Rd/Hwy 375 area please send me an message. Thanks.

[CitySearcher09]

For those of you wanting pictures of the landscapes and nature of arkansas, check out index

[Bull Winkus]

Originally Posted by CitySearcher09

For those of you wanting pictures of the landscapes and nature of arkansas, check out Tim Ernst Photography

Great resource, CitySearcher! He's been a favorite of mine for some time. Another excellent resource, though without the great photography, is

The Arkansas Roadside Travelogue

[Dirt Roads]

After all the rain we have had here is the result. Lake Greeson is Full.



This is the Kirby Landing Marina.

[ArkansasSlim]

Originally Posted by Sam I Am

There's been the suggestion that we start a sticky thread for people to post their pictures of different areas of Arkansas...so here it is! I personally don't have any so I'm depending on ya'll...help me out here and I'll move some photos over from old threads if I can find them.

SIA, I have some great photos of the Ouachita Mountains but don't know how to get them from my photo file to here. Help?

[ArkansasSlim]

Originally Posted by Bull Winkus

Man! That's a mess! Mena's such a beautiful town, too. It's a shame this had to happen. Is this the first one for Mena? How long has it been since the previous tornado, if not?

As Slingshot wrote; there was a tornado in 1993. I survived one there in the early 1940s which came southwest to northeast across the south edge of town. I was living about where the high school is now and it moved my house (intact) about 12 inches south. No damage, just moved us over. The three are the only tornadoes I know about, but they have had numerous straight-line wind storms which caused damage.

[ArkansasSlim]

Originally Posted by slingshot

Here's another perspective.

slingshot. What is the address of the house by the tree wrapped in sheet-iron and the Ford pick-up on the street? I lived in Mena a long time ago and my sister's home is still there. She has a house on 7th Street that was damaged and her home on 9th Street was also. I drove through there a couple weeks after the storm, and almost cried.