Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) declared a state of emergency on Friday, as several tornadoes ripped through the state and left at least two dozen injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHere at the Capitol I just signed an executive order declaring that a State of Emergency exists in the State of Arkansas due to today\u2019s severe weather,\u201d Huckabee Sanders said in a tweet<\/u><\/a>. \u201cWe will spare no resource to assist with response and recovery efforts for Arkansans impacted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n She also activated<\/u><\/a> the Arkansas National Guard to assist state and local police, amid reports of \u201csignificant damage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPraying for all those who were and remain in the path of this storm,\u201d she added<\/u><\/a>. \u201cArkansans must continue to stay weather aware as storms are continuing to move through.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. said on Twitter<\/u><\/a> that at least 24 people had been hospitalized in the state\u2019s capital, but no fatalities had been reported as of his 7 p.m. post. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cProperty damage is extensive and we are still responding,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There were also confirmed tornadoes in Iowa, hail fell in Illinois and grass fires blazed in Oklahoma \u2014 part of a massive storm system threatening a broad swath of the country in the South and Midwest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The news also comes as President\u00a0Biden\u2002<\/u><\/a>and first lady\u00a0Jill Biden\u00a0were visiting Rolling Fork, Miss., on Friday, after tornadoes\u00a0ripped through the area<\/u><\/a>\u00a0last week, killing more than 20 people and destroying buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n