Arkansas Tornadoes Injure Multiple People, Damage About Two Dozen Homes

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HUGHES, Ark. (AP) — Two apparent tornadoes touched down in Arkansas on Saturday, injuring at least five people and damaging about two dozen homes.

St. Francis County Sheriff's dispatcher Leslie White said a suspected tornado damaged three homes and injured three people late Saturday afternoon near Hughes, a town of roughly 1,400 residents about 35 miles southwest of Memphis, Tenn. She didn't know the severity of the injuries.

David Cox, a National Weather Service meteorologist based in Jackson, Miss., said another apparent tornado struck near Dermott, Ark., which is in far southwest of the state. Two people were injured in that strike and about 20 homes were damaged, he said.

The Crittenden County Sheriff's office said vehicles were pushed off of Interstate 40 just west of West Memphis by what may have been powerful straight-line winds.

Traffic on the highway was backed up for several miles in both directions due to five or six traffic accidents, said Bill Sadler, an Arkansas State Patrol spokesman.

Forecasters warned of possible tornadoes on Saturday for an area stretching from southern Louisiana to southern Indiana.

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7 Crazy Things People Do With Old Macs

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Apple fan enthusiasm is legendary, and over the years we've seen plenty of portraits and tributes celebrating the cult of Mac. But what about people who can't bear to let go of their old Apple devices, but want to turn them into something ... useful? Check out this list of DIY devices people made from old Apple parts, and get some ideas for how to preserve your Mac into the distant future.

Reddit user 100uf made a grill out of the computer tower for his old Mac. His verdict: "Coals could have been closer, but it works!"

An unidentified motorcycle maker at this year's One Motorcycle Show built a bike that incorporated unused Mac parts, including a computer tower, power switch, USB and stereo jack.

Craftsman Jake Harris has made a business turning old iMacs into colorful aquariums.

Etsy user Randall Littleton sells this lamp made from spare Mac parts for $99.

Meanwhile, Etsy user Allan Young is turning old Mac mice and keyboards into old-fashioned pendulum clocks.

Malaysian Mac modders at MacCores.com used spare parts from non-working Apple devices to build computers housed in Mac Mini cartons from scratch.

That said, it's hard to beat the enthusiasm of netizens who turn their old Macintoshes into snail mail boxes.

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