Damage in Arkansas from Hurricane Laura remnants

Remnants of Hurricane Laura unleashed heavy rain and twisters hundreds of miles (kilometres) inland after making landfall on the US Gulf Coast early Thursday.

The threat of tornadoes was forecast to redevelop on Friday, less than a day after a reported tornado tore through a church and homes in northeastern Arkansas.

Trees were reported down and power was out where what was left of the once fearsome Category 4 hurricane packing 150-mph winds spun over the state.

No injuries were immediately reported. Around 45,000 customers were without electricity in Arkansas early Friday.

Laura weakened to a tropical depression late Thursday, but forecasters said the possibility of more tornadoes and up to 5 inches (13 centimeters) of rain was headed for the Tennessee Valley region before the system closed in on the Mid-Atlantic states by Saturday.

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