Talk:2020 Jonesboro tornado

2020 Jonesboro tornado is currently an Earth sciences good article nominee. Nominated by ^EF⁵ at 21:32, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

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Short description: 2020 tornado in Arkansas, U.S.

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Arkansas Department of Transportation traffic camera video of the tornado in Jonesboro

... that the COVID-19 pandemic was attributed to saving lives during a 2020 tornado (video featured)?

Source: https://www.actionnews5.com/2020/03/29/nws-confirms-ef-tornado-hit-jonesboro-ark-injured/, https://midlandusa.com/blogs/blog/jonesboro-arkansas-tornado-a-warning-success-story?srsltid=AfmBOopyETBXD7pMMlvjv05ATeGWtxFR0BwjRXx2jpQjaGyfJpFFB_Q2, https://www.kait8.com/2022/03/29/jonesboro-locals-look-back-2020-tornado/

ALT1: ... that Weather Underground described a 2020 tornado (video featured) as "the first U.S. weather disaster of the coronavirus-shutdown era"? Source: https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/picking-up-the-pieces-carefully-after-an-ef3-tornado-in-arkansas
Reviewed: QPQ coming at my earliest possible convenience tomorrow, I'm quite busy tonight.
Comment: I strongly prefer the original hook, but I threw the second one out for some variety.

Moved to mainspace by EF5 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 22 past nominations.

^EF⁵ 20:40, 12 May 2025 (UTC).[reply]