1 dead in Ark, more than 200k lose power (UALR Public Radio) - The remnants of Hurricane Ike knocked out power to more than 200,000 customers in Arkansas and killed one person as storm bands passed through Saturday night and Sunday morning.

The National Weather Service has confirmed three tornado tracks and will look for more tomorrow.

Each of the tornadoes was rated at EF1 on the Enchanced Fujita Scale.

Damage from Ike's storm bands stretched across the state, bringing massive power outages less than two weeks after Gustav stalled over Arkansas and caused wind and flood damage.

Ike's damage spanned a wide area across the state, including at least three tornadoes that have been confirmed by the National Weather Service. Lonoke County and Garland County each had a tornado, and another cut a path in Hot Spring and Saline counties.

Entergy Arkansas said Sunday that it had a peak of 179,000 customers without power, with the greatest concentrations in Hot Springs and Little Rock. Late Sunday afternoon, 96,000 of Entergy customers had their power restored, leaving 82,750 in need of repairs. Other utilities reported thousands more without power.

The fatality occurred in Fisher in southwest Poinsett County when a tree fell on a mobile home, killing 29-year-old Nathan Glass, authorities said. The Poinsett County Sheriff's Department said Glass and a friend were preparing to leave the trailer when the tree fell.
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