 Sixteen people were killed, several homes in one subdivision were swept clean off their foundations, a 15-ton fertilizer tank was thrown 3/4 of a mile, and several businesses were damaged or destroyed, including the new Vilonia Intermediate School, which had been set to open in the fall.The rating is disputed due to the fact that houses were completely obliterated.The NWS office in Little Rock said that if it occurred before the EF-Scale was implemented in 2007, it more than likely would have been rated F5.