Friday night the KILJ listening area was surprised by an inch and a half of rain that fell hard in about 30 minutes accompanied by thunder and lightning. And a tornado warning. The forecast during the day hadn’t indicated the possibility of a severe rain storm. And not everyone received the tornado warning alert. Apparently, a tornado was spotted near Mt. Union. All in all a rather bizarre weather event considering we normally expect our December precipitation to come in the form of snow.
Five other states suffered the destructive force of bizarre tornadoes that also occurred Friday night. Disaster aid and humanitarian groups are mobilizing to help tornado victims in the U.S. Midwest and setting up dedicated fund for donations to support their efforts.
The American Red Cross is making it easy to send a quick $10 donation simply by texting “REDCROSS” addressed to the number, 90999.
The Salvation Army has set up a disaster relief fund for the tornado victims. World Vision plans to begin shipping relief supplies to churches in Kentucky beginning Sunday.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear called on people to donate blood, which has been running in short supply during the pandemic.