Exxon Oil Spill Cleanup in Path of Severe Weather, Maybe a Tornado
InsideClimate News 2013-04-10
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, workers who are cleaning up an ExxonMobil pipeline break that spilled oil through the town of Mayflower are rushing to lay more boom and safeguard equipment.
Starting early Wednesday, Mayflower and the surrounding region will likely experience damaging winds of up to 40 miles an hour and receive as much as 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 say the storm front could also spawn a few tornados.
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