Covington ‘impassable’ after tornado; Arkansas under state of emergency
Traffic is backed up along one of the main thoroughfares in Covington, TN April 1, 2023, as the community begins to rebuild itself after a tornado ripped through the small West Tennessee town the night before. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Clean-up efforts are underway in Covington after long-track supercell storms pushed through Arkansas, crossed the Mississippi River and hit the city.
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Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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