While a tornado never materialized in our community, it has happened before, and it may happen again. That was the scenario ...

NWS said that from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, a Red Flag Warning is in effect between the Piedmont and Sandhills regions.

The family lived about 10 miles up the road in Marmaduke, Arkansas, in April 2006, when a monstrous tornado tore through town. The tornado damaged the roof and shattered the windows of Drope’s home.