Tornado's Feb 2012, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky

[gaea]

For all those in the way of the Tornado's please stay safe...

Southern Ohio, Southern Indiana, Kentucky...am i missing any states?

Please check in and let us all know your safe..

sending prayers your way

[gaea]

here is a link


http://www.wave3.com/

[RNguy]

Thank you ..... Southern Ohio bloke right here and its pitch black out , pouring rain and thunder and winds blowing heavily :) ooooooohhhhh I saw a smart car fly by my window . Wowwwww . Kidding . Seriously its bad here folks , please keep some prayers out for us in this area

[gaea]

Thank you ..... Southern Ohio bloke right here and its pitch black out , pouring rain and thunder and winds blowing heavily :) ooooooohhhhh I saw a smart car fly by my window . Wowwwww . Kidding . Seriously its bad here folks , please keep some prayers out for us in this area

your in my thoughts n prayers....


there's 2 baby girls at a hospital right now without their families one is age 3 one is appx age 20months or so...heartbreaking to say the least

several dead already...:(

[RNguy]

Only in this appalachia area does the news man say this : " this is no funny joke people , get inside now and get out of your trailers and go to someone's house and visit for a while " geez o Pete

[RNguy]

your in my thoughts n prayers....


there's 2 baby girls at a hospital right now without their families one is age 3 one is appx age 20months or so...heartbreaking to say the least

several dead already...:(

Thank you darling . I know its sad and what's sad as well are the majority of these families in our appalachia are poverty , so what they lose is all they have which wasn't much sadly . Thank God for donators for these causes . Love their hearts .

[ksrainbow]

In Kansas we also had one town south of Topeka (not near me) that was leveled on Tuesday night that appears to have been the start of many tornados that followed. I hope all of the B-F Planet peeps,family and friends in the Southlands are safe and my thoughts are with all of you.

ksrainbow-

[gaea]

Only in this appalachia area does the news man say this : " this is no funny joke people , get inside now and get out of your trailers and go to someone's house and visit for a while " geez o Pete

the honesty of this makes me chuckle...

see my next post.

[gaea]

Thank you darling . I know its sad and what's sad as well are the majority of these families in our appalachia are poverty , so what they lose is all they have which wasn't much sadly . Thank God for donators for these causes . Love their hearts .

this one brings a tear to my eye....what can some of us westerners do ?

[gaea]

I got a hold of my Aunt in Louisville, she is doing well and the nursing home where her partner my other aunt is, they are all doing ok. She will stay in touch with me...I told her if she didnt id send someone to her house <3 those two with all my heart..

[Parker]

this one brings a tear to my eye....what can some of us westerners do ?

If you can afford to donate, give to the Red Cross (that was a general "you", not specifically you, gaea :winky: ).

[gaea]

If you can afford to donate, give to the Red Cross (that was a general "you", not specifically you, gaea :winky: ).


yes i realize, however i would rather donate directly to the people via a local church somewhere...red cross and cash aid doesn't always make it to the devastated areas as we are all aware from the floods in new orleans.

Im going to find out if target or somewhere will be setting up donations i know tide usually does...

[GPS]

western georgia is getting slammed right now

[gaea]

western georgia is getting slammed right now

oh my ....

[GPS]

oh my ....

i think that western alabama had a couple twisters, that is going northeast and hitting georgia.

up there just had 2 tornado's last week :|

[justkim]

Stay safe everyone... Please check in when you can or get a hold of someone who can let the people of the Planet know you are okay...

[clay]

prayers going out to everyone affected by these horrible storms....sending my loving thoughts to all..and sending energies for all to be safe tonight...bless you all...each and everyone!

[moxie]

Eastern and Southeastern KY (where I am) got hit badly by tornadoes this evening. Morgan County was one of the areas hit on Wednesday by an EF2 and got hit again tonight. By at least an EF3 tonight was about a 1/2-mile wide, National Guard are being sent in. Destroyed the downtown of the town of West Liberty. I think about another 5 or 6 hit in our area.

One county in the area (Laurel County) has 4 deaths.

I was fortunate in that my county didn't get hit. But we were on a warning for about 2 hours about 4 hours ago. And it's storming badly right now...1-2 inch diameter hail.

You don't hear about tornadoes much here mainly because it's the mountains. Tornadoes in the mountains are scary because they just bounce around.

We were fortunate here in my immediate area because they closed and cancelled things before the storms started. It's a Friday night and the weekends are the main time people come out around here from the hollers, so by closing things it kept people safe and able to stay protected from the bad rains here. Flash flooding and mudslides in my immediate area.

Please, if you live in the path of these storms, don't go out in them. Take shelter.

[Dominique]

Thank you ..... Southern Ohio bloke right here and its pitch black out , pouring rain and thunder and winds blowing heavily :) ooooooohhhhh I saw a smart car fly by my window . Wowwwww . Kidding . Seriously its bad here folks , please keep some prayers out for us in this area

HEY YOU! That same storm was blowing through here about the same time you made this post. I took the *boy* and camped out in the make shift storm shelter (srsly) :vigil: The storm has ended, but the gusting winds have NOT! I'm listening to the news and the damage reports. All is well here. my SMART CAR is safe too.

The news is showing devastation around your town. Check in PLEASE!

[WomenMoveMe]

Western Kentucky checking in. It was somewhat brutal there for a bit. Prison was on lockdown. However, all is well, and while we had some very violent weather, no tornadoes.

[Parker]

Western Kentucky checking in. It was somewhat brutal there for a bit. Prison was on lockdown. However, all is well, and while we had some very violent weather, no tornadoes.

You and yours were in my thoughts yesterday WWM - I'm glad all is cool with you. :)

[Princess]

Harveyville, ks actually had no warning at all. Due to very unfortunate circumstances their warning system was never activated. They literally didn't know until the tornado was on top of them. 1 death, 11 injuries and about 40% of the small town, which is about 250 ppl have damaged-destroyed homes. I have a good friend who list their home in this mess. I know the ppl there can use all of the prayers and thoughts they can get!

[Sachita]

yes i realize, however i would rather donate directly to the people via a local church somewhere...red cross and cash aid doesn't always make it to the devastated areas as we are all aware from the floods in new orleans.

Im going to find out if target or somewhere will be setting up donations i know tide usually does...


I agree with this and what I would do.

Prayers to all. So very sad,

[RNguy]

Gaea thank you so much for well wishes and genuine concern . You are a class act friend . I was thinking a lot about what you posted regarding donations to red cross verses churches . Red cross is a good place for donating blood for the packed red cells and fresh fffp and platelets ( please do not donate if you are a chronic anemic or have low bp or the jov or titis ) no they screen all that stuff . Seriously if people could do that there that's great. However , like yourself I am a fan of donating clothes , glasses , watches , foods etc to churches . I used to donate to united way from my paycheck until that org embezzlement scandal and I no longer do that . It's humbling to live in the region I do because until katrina , our area was the largest poverty stricken and now we are 2nd in the states but we are the first still to be the most illiterate sadly . There are documentarys out there about appalachian life in the ky, wv , southern Ohio region that will bring some tears in your eyes for sure . People don't realize the severity of life here until they see documentarys. There is an old famous saying here , that was shown in the movie coal minors daughter that goes " around here you have 3 choices for work .. coal mine , sell moonshine , or move on down the line ". Sadly kids drop out of school in the 8th , 9th grade to work in farms and various under table jobs to help support their families . That still occurs here . There really are mountain people here who stay in the mountains and live there secluded from the towns and those poor kids don't even know what a school is . There are needy in your area surely . Nobody can ever donate enough , that's impossible with all the needs in the world but sometimes going to a store and buying an extra milk and some baby food , and cereal or what not and drop it on a doorstep and knock on the door and leave . These folks here are poor and humbling . They would give their last extra shirt to someone in need . That is the heart of a lot of poverty people. They don't know what its like to have anything extra so if they have something extra they will give it to their neighbors. If you are good at making quilts and all that stuff , make something and send it to a church to give to people . :) these are some suggestions darling . Thank you again for this thread friend ..... Sincerely RNguy

[gaea]

Gaea thank you so much for well wishes and genuine concern . You are a class act friend . I was thinking a lot about what you posted regarding donations to red cross verses churches . Red cross is a good place for donating blood for the packed red cells and fresh fffp and platelets ( please do not donate if you are a chronic anemic or have low bp or the jov or titis ) no they screen all that stuff . Seriously if people could do that there that's great. However , like yourself I am a fan of donating clothes , glasses , watches , foods etc to churches . I used to donate to united way from my paycheck until that org embezzlement scandal and I no longer do that . It's humbling to live in the region I do because until katrina , our area was the largest poverty stricken and now we are 2nd in the states but we are the first still to be the most illiterate sadly . There are documentarys out there about appalachian life in the ky, wv , southern Ohio region that will bring some tears in your eyes for sure . People don't realize the severity of life here until they see documentarys. There is an old famous saying here , that was shown in the movie coal minors daughter that goes " around here you have 3 choices for work .. coal mine , sell moonshine , or move on down the line ". Sadly kids drop out of school in the 8th , 9th grade to work in farms and various under table jobs to help support their families . That still occurs here . There really are mountain people here who stay in the mountains and live there secluded from the towns and those poor kids don't even know what a school is . There are needy in your area surely . Nobody can ever donate enough , that's impossible with all the needs in the world but sometimes going to a store and buying an extra milk and some baby food , and cereal or what not and drop it on a doorstep and knock on the door and leave . These folks here are poor and humbling . They would give their last extra shirt to someone in need . That is the heart of a lot of poverty people. They don't know what its like to have anything extra so if they have something extra they will give it to their neighbors. If you are good at making quilts and all that stuff , make something and send it to a church to give to people . :) these are some suggestions darling . Thank you again for this thread friend ..... Sincerely RNguy

I have extra quilts...extra blankets and stuff because i love to be warm, willing to send...I am not great at making quilts however i can and have.

this entire post breaks my heart and yet brings some realization to the situations here in the states. I don't have much however will send what i can...can you find out a place in your area that is accepting donations where people can send stuff?

[gaea]

Western Kentucky checking in. It was somewhat brutal there for a bit. Prison was on lockdown. However, all is well, and while we had some very violent weather, no tornadoes.

glad to hear all is well where you are :)..My aunties are well in Louisville.

[RNguy]

I have extra quilts...extra blankets and stuff because i love to be warm, willing to send...I am not great at making quilts however i can and have.

this entire post breaks my heart and yet brings some realization to the situations here in the states. I don't have much however will send what i can...can you find out a place in your area that is accepting donations where people can send stuff?

:) how about this idea : you did your part bc you started this thread and bc you did that people have stopped and thought or said a little somethin somethin to whatever belief power they have .... Thank you , you did great ..... I've packed up a ton of stuff and going to the store in a short bit ...... Really , what I've packed will be from you and I so thank you , you've done great !!! Deal ???

[gaea]

:) how about this idea : you did your part bc you started this thread and bc you did that people have stopped and thought or said a little somethin somethin to whatever belief power they have .... Thank you , you did great ..... I've packed up a ton of stuff and going to the store in a short bit ...... Really , what I've packed will be from you and I so thank you , you've done great !!! Deal ???

you are SWEET one....thank you however i will still do what i can cause people need people to make it in these ever tough times, you just made my heart swell with so much good stuff. <3 makes the world a better place.

[Sachita]

and don't forget the animals that are in shelters and rescue missions. I was about to contact feed stores directly to make donations of feed and hay. The humane society probably needs help to.