Arkansas Oil Spill Cleanup in Path of Severe Weather, Maybe a Tornado
InsideClimate News 2013-04-09
Summary:
As the weather turns nasty, Exxon spent part of Tuesday deploying additional boom to prevent oil from moving further towards the main body of Lake Conway.
By Katherine Bagley
As severe storms and possibly tornadoes prepare to tear through central Arkansas, ExxonMobil workers who are cleaning up a pipeline break that spilled oil through the town of Mayflower are rushing to lay more oil boom and safeguard equipment.
Starting early Wednesday morning, Mayflower and the surrounding region will likely experience damaging winds up to 40 miles an hour and receive up to 3 to 4 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service. There is a high probability of flash floods since vegetation is just beginning to bloom and groundwater levels are high.
Federal meteorologists also say the storm front could spawn a few tornados.
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