We had two of our four houses ready to drywall finish with a third nearly ready at the beginning of this week. A group of men from Fisher IL joined us along with a brother and sister from Kalona IA. Three of the IL group were skilled drywall...
Disaster Date:03/31/2023
Wynne, AR
Tornadoes
What Happened
The 2023 Wynne–Parkin tornado was a large, deadly, and destructive rain-wrapped wedge tornado that struck the cities and communities of Wynne, Parkin, Earle, Turrell, and Drummonds in Arkansas and Tennessee on the afternoon of March 31, 2023. The tornado caused considerable damage to Wynne and significant to severe damage to areas around northeastern Arkansas and western Tennessee.
What MDS Is Doing
MDS work will focus on new builds.
Location
Wynne is the county seat and largest city of Cross County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 8,314 at the 2020 Census. Nestled between the Arkansas Delta and Crowley's Ridge, Wynne is the closest city to the second-largest state park in Arkansas, Village Creek State Park.
Weekly Reports
A group of 14 young adults from Lancaster PA joined our 13 Long Term Volunteers for a spring like week of framing houses. On Monday a crew began framing our fourth house and by Friday it was lockable. Work on the other three houses included roofing,...
This was the first week on the job in Wynne, Arkansas. Our volunteers were a group of 13 from Pennsylvania and New York. Along with a family from Ohio. Two of the house foundations were completed on Tuesday and the other two were completed on Friday...
