With new information available, the National Weather Service (NWS) has declared the tornado that came through Izard County Friday as an EF4 tornado.
Meteorologist Justin Condrey with the NWS says wind data helped set the new distinction.
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The NWS will continue tracking storm data through affected counties.
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Condrey says the number of high magnitude tornadoes seen recently is not a common occurrence.
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The NWS will continue looking into the storms and giving updates when available.
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