32 dead as tornadoes torment from Arkansas to Delaware

Residents across a wide swath of the South and Midwest on Sunday raced to assess the destruction wreaked by storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes and killed at least 26 people in small towns and big cities, as severe weather moved into parts of the Northeast.

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FROM BCC.com - “US tornadoes: Death toll grows as extreme storms ravage several states”

#Tornado #TornadoRecovery

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65150138

US tornadoes: Death toll grows as extreme storms ravage several states

One family in a badly hit town "prayed and said goodbye to each other" as a tornado hit.

BBC News

FROM CNN.com - “Tornado-ravaged communities look to rebuild after storms level homes and leave 32 dead. And more are on the way”

#Tornado #TornadoRecovery

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/03/us/us-severe-storm-south-midwest-monday

@w7voa

#AKwx #Tornado #TornadoRecovery

President Biden declares a major disaster exists in #Arkansas and orders federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and #tornadoes.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/04/02/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-arkansas-disaster-declaration-2/

President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Approves Arkansas Disaster Declaration | The White House

Early this morning, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Arkansas and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms and tornadoes on March 31, 2023. The President’s action makes Federal funding available to affected individuals in the…

The White House

FROM BBC.com - “US tornadoes: Death toll grows as extreme storms ravage several states”

#Tornado #TornadoRecovery

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65150138

US tornadoes: Death toll grows as extreme storms ravage several states

One family in a badly hit town "prayed and said goodbye to each other" as a tornado hit.

BBC News

FROM Washington Post.com - “Death toll rises to 26 after storms pummel South, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic”

#VAwx #MDwx #DCwx #Tornado #TornadoRecovery

https://wapo.st/3ztp0XH

Death toll rises to 26 after storms pummel South, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic

The tornado risk continues Sunday in Texas, and storms are expected to worsen again Tuesday, threatening a region from the upper Midwest to the mid-South.

The Washington Post

FROM CNN.com - “Communities face major destruction after large tornadoes tear through the South and Midwest, leaving at least 22 dead”

#Tornado #TornadoRecovery

https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/02/us/us-severe-storm-south-midwest-sunday

From Cameron Beach #DAT on Facebook - FOR ARKANSAS RESIDENTS IMPACTED BY THE
TORNADO OUTBREAK THERE ARE CURRENTLY SHELTERS TO ASSIST YOU.

RED CROSS SHELTERS.

*Calvary Baptist Church
5700 Cantrell Rd
Little Rock AR 72207

*Wynne Junior High
849 Eldridge Ave
Wynne AR 72396

*Wynne Assembly of God Church
1900 North Killough Rd
Wynne AR 72396
#TornadoRecovery
#WYNNEARKANSAS
#LITTLEROCKARKANSAS
#arkansas
#ARKANSASTORNADOES
#arkansasstrong

#Georgia #GAwx #TornadoRecovery

FBC West Point is serving as a collection point for bottled water and personal care items. You may drop off these items at the Ave C entrance during the following times:

Mon 2-6 pm
Tues 9 am - 6 pm
Wed 9 am - 5 pm

personal hygiene items, storage containers, work gloves, snacks such as protein bars, Gatorade, Powerade, cleaning supplies, tarps, gift cards for grocery items/building supplies, baby supplies, diapers, and pet food.

Please do not send clothing.