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An unstable storm system that brewed over the weekend with warm, moist air spawned at least one tornado that killed two people in southwest Arkansas on Sunday evening and dumped up to 8 inches of rain over much of the state, washing out roads and flooding creeks and rivers.

An unstable storm system that brewed over the weekend with warm, moist air spawned at least one tornado that killed two people in southwest Arkansas on Sunday evening and dumped up to 8 inches of rain over much of the state, washing out roads and flooding creeks and rivers.

Officials say Michael and Melissa Mooneyhan died when a tornado hit their mobile home. Authorities believe the husband and wife saved their daughter.

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson issued a proclamation Monday (May 11) declaring ten counties disaster areas following a weekend of severe weather that included flooding and tornadoes.

U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., joined World War II veteran Floyd Brantley of Arkadelphia at a WWII victory gala Thursday at the Smithsonian Institution's Air and Space Museum. The program featured was "A Conversation with Heroes," with firsthand accounts of the conflict. Ninety-year-old former President George H.W. Bush, a pilot who fought the Japanese, was the keynote speaker.

U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-District 4, presents an award to Lakeside High School student, Maurice Bradford, on Tuesday during a reception honoring the winners of the Congressional Art Competition at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Bradford tied for third place for his work "Together as One," in which he used charcoal as his medium.

Arkansas' Fourth District Congressman, Bruce Westerman, toured Ashley County today.