THIS IS THE TORNADO THAT TOUCHED DOWN IN DECATUR THIS MORNING! 😮 This tornado has caused a lot of damage in S. Decatur. We are still awaiting more details. Stay tuned. 📷 Darrell Barton | North Texas Weather Center

10K views · 78 reactions | The tornado in Benton county Saturday night/early Sunday morning, just west of Decatur, has now broken the record for the widest tornado in Arkansas history. The path width was 3200 yards or roughly 1.8 miles. This beats the prior record of 1.65 miles from 4/25/2011 in Mayflower. The tornado was rated an EF3 with a path length of 7.9 miles (not a record). | KY3 Weather | Facebook

Stephen Decatur Jr. was born in Maryland on January 5, 1779, and became one of America's most celebrated naval heroes. He joined the U.S. Navy at age 19 in 1798 and was promoted to captain at 25, making him the youngest person ever to reach that rank in Navy history. Decatur gained international fame in February 1804 when he led a daring nighttime raid into Tripoli harbor, where he and 75 sailors destroyed the captured USS Philadelphia by setting it ablaze. British Admiral Horatio Nelson praised