A steeple that was perched atop the roof now sets in ruin about a quarter mile away. The churchs brick facade was peeled away. Stained glass windows are mangled and twisted. Just part of your life is gone. All kind of memories here. Theyre gone. Central baptist is an example of both the devastation in appomattox county and the communitys determination to persevere. Members of the Appomattox County High School Football Team showed up at the church early thursday morning to help clean up. All of the kids volunteered and said, coach, come pick us up. Come get us. Where can we meet and help . The team rallied around one of their own. Drew mann, a football player. My mom and dad got married in the church and i grew up here when i was younger. Its devastate to go see what happened to this place. So i need to help out. When they werent cleaning, Football Players held up signs asking for donations to help the community. One corner of the county where wednesdays tornado left a trail of damage. Behind central baptist, a number of large head stones were knocked over. Like every other part of the neighborhood, theyre slowly getting put back in place. Oh, this is awesome. I never expected this many people to come out and help. Just like this, its a great community. Great group of guys right here. All of the roads here in appomattox county are back open. They remain dangerous with debris and downed power lines. A few businesses in the town of appomattox do have electricity now, and two pharmacies have reopened. The cvs and hometown pharmacy. Schools at appomattox county will remain closed tomorrow. Live at appomattox, tim saunders, wdbj 7. Governor ma consulted i have mcauliff plans to do whatever toke help victims. He toured some of the hardest hit areas today by helicopter. Ground. Wdbj 7s shayne dwyer also in appomattox tonight. You got to walk with the governor as he surveyed the damage. What did you observe . Chris, to us it seemed like he was truly in a sense of disbelief and seemed like he truly hurt for the victims here in appomattox county. He was walking through rubble, downed trees. Peoples lives just scattered throughout the farm side. He was joined by victims, as well as police and county officials in evergreen. This is one of the central areas that was hit very hard. Very few people escaped without some damage. The governor was one of the first to see the damage from the air because of the strong wind conditions. This is how he described the damage in his own words. Really gigantic trees just snapped in half and it rose from 12 to 15 miles. I was amazed at the length of this tornado that struck here. As you go along and then youll you will see gigantic areas of trees snapped in half. The governor left a short time later. The cleanup continued and there is no shortage of people helping. Mccullough says theyll be applying for federal aid. Live returnat it this time yesterday we were looking at the maps we would give the weather maps watching just stormed to racing up from the south of sixty seventy miles an hour and when all was said and done mathematics right here through evergreen this is this is the path is confirmed. The f3 tornado coming its never occurred in appomattox before a four hundred yards wide with top winds of 160 miles an hour meanwhile in patrick county, another tornado was in play it was about a halfmile wide fortunately wasnt quite as strong with top winds of a hundred and five miles an hour very dramatic february twenty at a day in virginia and a couple schools have altered their schedules and one of them is because of the tornado damage in appomattox county schools are closed tomorrow the Central Virginia Community College the Appomattox Center will be closed and has the county is now dealing with wintry type precipitation there to be ellerslie tomorrow. As our meteorologists were alerting those in the tornados path, a mother in evergreen was listening. Chief meteorologist brent moss talked with her and has her Amazing Store i. Hear these survival stories in these tragic events. I managed to speak to a lady. Her name was shiranda toddy. She was digging through the shock. She wanted to tell me the amazing story of how she got her 1yearold to safety minutes before it hit. Walls were down. I dogged the mattress and said god, please, no, no, no. She had just bought her 1yearold baby girl down for a nap when she got the Tornado Warning on her phone. I actually did have wdbj 7 weather app and i knew that it was coming. I knew that it was there. Its just you didnt think that it was coming this way. But it did. She went right into action, racing to the basement and hid under an old mattress that was supposed to be thrown away. Youre getting ready to take it thats the only they think that saved me. You can see the sewer pipe literally almost got us. Its just amazing. Her home unrecognizable, and everything she owns is now across the street. Like many others who survived this tornado, she said god had to be watching over the community of evergreen. Its amazing that it all this wind picked up everything, but didnt pick up a lousy old mattress. And theres so many people that managed to save their lives by seeking shelter and doing exactly what were telling to i want to show you this. This is a tree. A huge three fell on this car there. Just one of the many cars damaged in this area. Just a few minutes ago, some of the folks were looking through the debris. In the distance you can see its an American Flag that they put out of the debris and managed to hang it back up. Again, so many stories coming from out of evergreen and across the state during this tornado outbreak, jean. The community is coming together. Brent, hearing that woman who survived, her story just gave mow a chill. Just an amazing story of survival. Even if your phone is turned off, if you have that weather alert it will go off and let you know. Its such a good thing to have, brent. Thank you. If you live in appomattox county, a help line has been established to provide updated resource information. That number is 434 3522637. The National Weather service confirmed a tornado also touched down in patrick county. A tornado was on the ground for two hours and crossed ararat highway. Vdot crews spent last night and today trying clear the road of fallen trees. Those in the area told us as soon as the tornado hit, it was a team effort to clean up. Several homes are damaged. One had its roof completely torn off. You can see what was in their attic. Still setting up there almost [indiscernible] the Sheriffs Office will have a strong storm in the area for the rest of the week. New at six, hundreds of people in the new river valley are now out of a job as a result of the layoffs at involve so. Offering a 600 people are newly unemployed not the new river valley. Volvo laid them off this month. Thats about 22 of the 2800 workers the company had before the layoff at the dublin plant. To the community, its a big blow. Wdbj 7s justin ward shows us how their neighbors are giving them a helping hand in tonights special report. At the new River Community Action Office thank you for calling the community action. Sara gray and her staff are helping people who have found themselves in a tough financial bind. I do emergency in helping counseling. Gray is expecting the next few weeks to be busy. Theres not too many people volvo. Close to home. First staff was prepared when december 1st. Hundreds of people who lose their jobs. The town is no stranger to massive layoffs. Its happened many times before. In this community, its not a question of if, but when. The Rapid Response team started aligning area businesses, who are hunting for workers as soon as the announcements came from volvo. Its becky coxs job to connect people laid off in 34 counties and cities with new years. And that is the goal to put them back to work in high demand occupations where they can earn a sustainable wage. The federally funded Program Helps businesses with the layoffs and the people affected ease the transition between jobs and training for new work. A week ago, she partnered with Virginia Work forces for this job fair in dublin with laid off volvo workers. People up for commercial drivers license training. These were people generating a paycheck. Thats what were here to do. Helps to find the work. You can find a link on wdbj7. Com to this Rapid Response website. A onestop shop specifically for the former volvo workers. It provides resources like resume workshops and connections with career professionals. While this team helps with longterm goals, new River Community action is helping those laid off with shortterm emergencies, like paying for rent. And also reaching out to utility costs for, you know, any medical expenses. The Fast Response for more organizations like this in the new river valley is keeping people out of the unemployment line for long. The beauty of being in pulasky county is people in pulasky county just want to help. Justin ward, wdbj 7. Legislation that would let Home School Students participate through the house of delegates state senate. Now supporters of the bill hope to persuade the governor to sign t named for the nfl quarterback tim tebow who was home schooled, it passed both houses last year, but mcauliff vetoed the legislation, staying creates a double standard. With the hope he will have a change of heart. Volunteers gave a little tlc to Mill Mountain today. Last weeks storm knocked down several trees. Cleanup crews say roads could be dangerous for hikers and drivers. The relevant you know tears spent time cleaning every thursday. Maintaining the high quality trails that we have is really important for citizens, tourists, and people who may be interested in moving to roanoke. Their next project, cleaning carbons cove on march 10. All right. The snow, though, the advise freeway that in tomorrowyou can just see those flurries flying by in our neck woods chris but in the mountains its a whole different story or maybe a couple inches of accumulation there i didnt go state is not in because a connection with the Danville Regional Airport is not working at this time roman however got up to forty five and a low of thirty eight lynchburg forty seven blacksburg could make it out some snow showers often on daya day after dramatic storms we were still seeing very interesting cloud formations this Radford High School and fastmoving winds that part of the equation did not change which did is there was no twisting in this went user Straight Line coming right out of the northwest bringing with it snow showers snow flurries cold air and forty mile an hour wind gusts right out of the west at eighteen miles an hour liberia shows us thirty four degrees the course it feels a lot colder than that when he got a big win feels like its in the 20s pleased to bundle up tonight and tomorrow as these temperatures are not going to go up a whole bunch would drop to twenty eight at Ingalls Field thirty nine in lexington lynchburg showers are working their way across the mountains is not having any affect at least once a gets into the role of a valley stretching up to eighty one nine the still some significant blowing snow back to the west and you can see it pretty clearly on the Doppler Radar motion become a stops in West Virginia in the mountains of North Carolina around boone looking at some light snow accumulations but mainly this low area thats appear is just so windy and the gusty winds were blowing snow and issue for western new york and western pennsylvania a little bit of additional blowing snow in the ski resorts thats always welcome. Of course and at average of cooldown which there can have for a couple of days but when you see the seventieth to become an interesting what happens it jumps pretty quickly no big dust storms over the east coast right now not like last night things settle down a pretty nicely thirty two through july was gusty winds a mountain flurries twenty two bloomfield twenty nine martinsville twenty seven degrees in lexington most areas will have partly khadi skies and just the wind is the issue not the digits are tonight was gusty winds mountain flurries 22 bloomfield 29 martinsville 27 in lexington. Most areas will have partly khadi skies and just the wind is the issue. Not so much arctic when just the lot of it xavier daytime highs tomorrow will be chilly little bit below normal but not too bad most of the country in the fifties and sixties of forecast model just hugs the snow showers nearby doesnt really get them in a row certainly not lynchburg and sell cider gravy probably partly cloudy between readers as windy as everybody else is with the bahais received forty four in lynchburg forty seven in 44 lynchburg 47 danville, but only 34 and galax and thirty three degrees in lewisburg ever mention ed the tether Something Interesting going on with the temperatures it happens as early as sunday as we go from forty two tomorrow to forty six on saturday a bad way to start the weekend little of it on the greasy side bingo sunday a mix of sun and clouds and sixty degrees this desert again on monday will likely that sets up tuesday wednesday we start to transition into our next front that front will have some showers for us by wednesday 5050 maybe even a thunderstorm but the bottom line is revealed cold war fast and its good news for people that have to be outside weekend is not as windy andot quite march. Already talking madness. Womens quarter finals from salem. Mens quarters, which take center stage tomorrow, plus the hookies quarterback with an injury. You probably made it to friday. Coming up on wdbj 7, weve got your weekend planner with everything for the whole family. And weve got your snow report in the free ride segment. Snow boarding football news from blacksburg hookies quarterback could piss all of spring practice after injuring his knee during the teams off season injuring program. The freshman all american recording five interceptions a few years ago, but he hasnt had one since. He suffered a stress reaction and his leg would shorten in the spring as a sophomore and led him to a red shirt year. He started ten games for the hookies this past season. He was one of the most experienced returners in the secondary. Whips basketball quarter finals are underway at the Salem Civic Center with lynchburg and washington won the early game. The quarter final games tip off tomorrow afternoon. The competition in the conference is as tight as ever with lynchburg taking the top seed, followed by virginia wesleyan an. First round buy and no one is friday night. I think theres eight teams that could win this title. Its funny. Five, six, seven, and eight, were all 88. So, you know, we have, what . Eight teams had winning records. It was very competitive all season long. You see the junior wesleyan and lynchburg one game ahead of us, but they still had four losses piece in the league. So its going to be tremendous tournament. Its going to be the most parity ive seen in that tournament probably 27 years ago. Spring training is off and running for big league clubs. Both arizona and florida. The Washington Nationals held the first full squad workout yesterday. The reigning National League mvp bryce harper under new manager and dusty baker. Expectations are high. The first week has been a feeling out process for dusty and the players as they get to know one another. Sometimes you still dont know. A lot of times, especially in the first year serve on their big behavior. They made an effort, really made an effort to know. It would be a good place to be today. It would be. My whole family is in florida right now. What are you doing here . Theyre rubbing it in. Gee. Thanks for hanging out with us. On wall street, the dow jones climbs. S p up 22. A cup actual adjustment to the School Schedule tomorrow and its unusual in the in fact appomattox is going to shut down because theres not a lot of power in the county and it would be safer. Winter thing, opening two hours late because of blowing snow out there. Kind of all over the board as to why schools are adjusting schedules tomorrow. I promise you the second half of the weekend, maybe a 60degree day, and then after that we kind of transition back into unsettled weather. So weve got a lot of change here in the last few days. Powerful systems move in. Chilly yesterday then real warm and after that the wind changes direction. Mighty cold out there. Snow flurries. Strange the changes. We want to thank you for choosing your Hometown News leader, wdbj 7. Good night. Pelley tonights Republican Debate takes on new urgency. It could be the last chance to catch trump before next weeks super tuesday. Also tonight, Elizabeth Palmer takes us inside syria at a turning point in the civil war. Reporter there is the moment, and theres not going to be any time soon. Pelley daylight reveals the destruction done by a night of violent storms. And will this idea take off . Plans for a widebody aircraft for wide bodies. At the end of the day, its all about making money. Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. 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