More money approved for response to March 2025 Arkansas storms

By: Ainsley Platt

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: January 14, 2026

Words: 244

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders directed an additional $10,000 Wednesday from one of Arkansas’ disaster recovery funds toward the response to the deadly storms that swept through northeast Arkansas last year.

The funding Sanders released through an executive order is on top of $380,000 already authorized by the governor since tornadoes killed three people during the severe weather on March 14 and 15.

Fifteen tornadoes touched down during the storms, including what the National Weather Service …

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