The tornado that occurred last Friday, March 2nd, hit most of eastern Kentucky and southwest West Virginia. West Liberty was hit by a EF3 tornado, which means that the tornado was strong but not violent. The EF3 scale can go from EF0-EF5, EF0 being the weakest and EF5 being the most violent. Damage surveys revealed that winds likely peaked around 140 MPH, and the reported width of the damage path was 200 yards. A disaster recovery center will open in West Liberty, KY on Saturday, March 10, to help survivors with troubles and damage they received from the past tornadoes. At the end of this blog entry, I've provided a link to look at the before and after look of West Liberty.In other news, Dunlow, West Virginia was also hit with a tornado. There were many reports about clothing, home goods, and debris throughout the city. Many homes were destroyed, and lives were in danger. Luckily, there were no major injuries or fatalities reported from Wayne County. It will take many weeks to clean up the area, but with the help from volunteers, friends, and families, the job will get done quickly. We need to do everything possible to help our community and our nearby cities.
http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/west-liberty-before-after_2012-03-04
This weather needs to get under control, it keeps changing. Its crazy how it was hot Wednesday, then on Thursday it was raining. Then Friday tornado's, then we have a snow day! It needs to be one or the other, not all of them!!!
ReplyDeleteI feel sorry for the families that this event affected. It seems that things are managing quite nicely though in the places where the tornado touched down.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe this happened. It truly was a scary day for some people around here. I hope the people that were affected by this storm can overcome what happened to their belongings and be thankful that nobody was hurt.
ReplyDeleteThis happening in Wayne County is crazy! I have always watched the movie Twister and never seemed to worry because we live in a mountainous are. The second the news said it touched down I rushed to my basement. I pray for the victims to be able to overcome this tragedy.
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