Remembering Fort Smith, Van Buren’s deadly F3 tornado 30 years later

RIVER VALLEY, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — On April 21, 1996, an F3 tornado ripped through Fort Smith into Van Buren, causing two fatalities, over forty injuries, and extensive damage to hundreds of buildings. The tornado resulted from a supercell that had a history of producing tornadoes near McAlester, Oklahoma, which developed hours earlier before crossing into […]