Our state and country have reached out to help the families affected by wednesdays tornado. Wdbj7s Amanda Kenney is live in appommatox county. Amanda, theres an easy way others can help . Yes, kimberly. Donations can help tremendously. Clean up efforts have been great, but dont forget local leaders are asking everyone to stay out of the impacted areas because they are still unsafe. Many homes has been heavily damaged or destroyed so families are without a place to stay. So, the red cross is collecting financial donations. You can write check to the red cross, and specifiy the appomatox disaster to ensure the money will go towards the victims here. Ive also seen some go fund me pages that have been created to help the tornado. Nonperishable supply donations are being accepted at a couple locations. The appomatox Community Center and libery baptist church. If youre in lynchburg and want to help, you can bring nonperishable food, bottled water, clothing, cleaning supplies to any lynchburg
Open two hours late. Gusty winds days snow showers continue in those areas but as we head through today mopes to that will slowly come to an and but southwestern virginia the mountains a West Virginia it have to watch upper a few slick spots is you heading out this morning heres you weather headlines a chilly start you deftly one a bundle up temperature say twenties and thirties probably on your home tomorrow but at the wind benefiel colder than that strong gusty winds will have increasing sunshine county. But the shelters are open. Wdbj7s Amanda Kenney is at one of the shelters this morning. Good morning, amanda good morning, kimberly. Im at the appomatox Community Center, and the other shelter is at the pamplin Fire Department. Theyre staying open as local leaders continue to encourage victims to water, and food. But there is some good news this morning, ive checked the outage maps for the area and it looks like 100 of the power has been restored. Local leaders have warned that could
Ashes are somewhere out there and she hopes somebody finds them. 3 an all day search turned up bits and pieces of her sons urn. 04 it was an old pooh bear cookie jar that i chose for him. 3 sully mccune louis died from sids seven years ago. Samantha already lost him oncea now this timea 08 its 10 times worse because it makes me feel like i lost him again. The scattered pieces of the urn doesnt mean all is 3 lost. The funeral home says the remains could still be out there. 08 they confirmed to me that its in a bag. It will have his name on the bag and a little disk with numbers on it. 11 standup shes hoping to find the they could be anywhere. So shes asking the community to please keep a lookout. The home is in piecesa but nothing will stop her. Shell keep searching, until someone out there finds her son. 09 it would mean the world. I would give them the biggest hug that i could. Because he was my baby. 3 valerie liveu mccue is really devastated 3 because the urn was at her brothers pla
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