Ky 2021 tornado update

I seem to have a smidgn of internet connection finally to inform you guys of west Ky 2021 tornado stuff ... (even tho we are but a small section of this tornado path) :..

Doug and I and most family members are fine - missed me by 7 miles - missed Doug by 1/2 mile - missed some other family less than that ... Mark (cajunfryer) has some shop damage and Dean (Buffalo) are OK ... other members I haven’t heard from yet ...

In contact with Jere (CRP) in extreme West KY and he is OK ...

We have lots of friends that need lots of prayers ... the destruction from this tornado is unimaginable ...(I’ll add pix later when I have more stable internet) ...

Friends are helping, 1st responders are helping, police are amazing, utility guys are here and working, unknown good Samaritans just show up and go to work helping neighbors they don’t even know ...

Long road ahead getting back to normal ...

Send prayers but be patient — our internet is mostly down - our phone systems are mostly down - we can get random text (and calls) if sent over and over until they get thru ...

Rickie

So I’m gonna add these photos to the original post if the app will let me ...

These pix are from my best friend’s farm close to Moors ... the tornado took every standing structure on the farm ... luckily he and his wife were at their daughters house in the basement ...

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Rickie

Rickie and everyone. Please know mine and Marilyn’s prayers are with each and every one of you.

Prayers lifted up

Thanks for the update. Prayers sent.

Thoughts and prayers sent

I checked on Cane Pole & Ms Brenda via FB .... he says they had some wind damage, but didn't specify. They're OK. Several Bowling Green friends have posted on FB that they're OK, but I haven't heard from all of them.

the devastation is terrible from what I have seen , prayers for all involved

Continued prayers for all of you.

Thank you so much for the update. Prayers sent. Let us know if there's anything we can do to help in any way.

Vonna and Paul okay. Cody Rodrigez crappie/duck guide at reel foot lost everything. He and family okay.

Prayers being sent


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Prayers sent as well. It's hard to imagine what some of those families will have to endure...

I have slight damage to my studio. Ran generator all weekend to save my freezers and clients’ items. It came 300 yards west of my shop. Businesses all around me lost roofs and such. We do have power and water but internet and phone are very spotty.

Damage out around Cornfield Crappie and Cambridge Shores just north of Moors is unimaginable. Worst area is just south of Little Bear Creek. Mark’s shop has minor damage but won’t have utilities for some time.

Alan at Precision Sonar took a direct hit. His building is barely standing. HiTeck is fine.

My son works at the University of Ky Research center and farm in Princeton. His office is gone. Had storm happened during a work day, he most likely would have been there.

I’m the last person in the world to profess being a Christian and my life is no witness. That said, God was looking over me and my family.


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Doug,

Thanks for the update. My wife and I are sidelined from her Rotator Cuff Surgery a week and a half ago and I am down from major wrist surgery 4days ago or we would be there to help. That say we have everyone involved on our prayer list.
+Cross+

Anyone heard from kyfishman (Capt Steve)?

Anybody hear from BadBrad (Bowling Green) ??

Brad and his family are OK.


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Doug,

Thanks for the update. My wife and I are sidelined from her Rotator Cuff Surgery a week and a half ago and I am down from major wrist surgery 4days ago or we would be there to help. That say we have everyone involved on our prayer list.
+Cross+

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I’ve been trying to ease into shutting my shop down for my surgery. Got to mount an Impala and a big whitetail. Being down for this storm has thrown a wrench into things.

At least I still have a building. The Skeeter and pontoon dealer right out my front door about 200 feet has over a million worth of destroyed boats and several destroyed buildings


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Prayers for all involved! It's devastating!

I live about a mile from Eddy Creek. Palisades, Holiday Hills, and the north side of the bay was destroyed Bell hollow and Blue Ridge l looks like Cambridge shores. After leaving there it headed towards Princeton. I feel so bad for every one that have lost so much. Any of you guys on here that need anything. Just shoot me a message. If I can get to you , what I have is yours. That means rides, water, warm shower, meal,or just a place to sit and rest. I do have a small generator that no one has needed yet that some one can borrow if they need it. Stay safe and hug your family and friends.

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I've been watching the news coverage and it is truly breathtaking and unbelievable to see the massive destruction, devastation, and loss of life.
I just plain don't have the words to say how much my heart and soul pains for all of the people whose lives have been turned so upside-down.
Stay safe and hug your family and your friends is some sound advice for all of us... who never know just what tomorrow might bring.
Prayers continue for all who were in harm's way.

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I live about a mile from Eddy Creek. Palisades, Holiday Hills, and the north side of the bay was destroyed Bell hollow and Blue Ridge l looks like Cambridge shores. After leaving there it headed towards Princeton. I feel so bad for every one that have lost so much. Any of you guys on here that need anything. Just shoot me a message. If I can get to you , what I have is yours. That means rides, water, warm shower, meal,or just a place to sit and rest. I do have a small generator that no one has needed yet that some one can borrow if they need it. Stay safe and hug your family and friends.

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Our members are the best.

Prayers for all those affected by this horrific storm.

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I live about a mile from Eddy Creek. Palisades, Holiday Hills, and the north side of the bay was destroyed Bell hollow and Blue Ridge l looks like Cambridge shores. After leaving there it headed towards Princeton. I feel so bad for every one that have lost so much. Any of you guys on here that need anything. Just shoot me a message. If I can get to you , what I have is yours. That means rides, water, warm shower, meal,or just a place to sit and rest. I do have a small generator that no one has needed yet that some one can borrow if they need it. Stay safe and hug your family and friends.

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Do you have any info about Friendship Church Road area and where the church use to be?

Finally have a intermittent one bar of cell coverage. First, thank you for all the prayers. The damage is not imaginable unless viewed in person. This tornado took everything in its path. This one was reported to been on the ground for approximately 239 miles. The debris ceiling showed debris reaching past 35,000 feet in the air. While not official they believe it will be rated e4 - e5. I cannot tell you the number of people in houses that Gods hands covered in protection while the rest of the structure was ripped to the skies. We had one church member and family stacked in a small closet and the rest of the house just disappeared. Along with that house the entire small community structures are gone. It’s looks like a war zone bombed rubble. Several small communities just like this are gone also. At times the tornado ranged from 3/4 to a mile wide in width. We are busy helping where needed. Reelfoot lake on lower end was hit hard.

we were spared. Our basement housed all our neighbors as we waited. The tornado passed just a few miles from us. My nephew house had it pass within 200 yards and across the field a dear friends house and barns etc just gone. We are blessed beyond words. Please continue with prayers. Take time to tell those you love that you love them. Gives hugs. Give kindness. Share Christlike love for all. Love you all and if you are not right with God, get right. I do love ya buddies. Jere

Mercy that's awful. I know first hand how bad they are. We're no stranger to them here. Prayers sent.

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Do you have any info about Friendship Church Road area and where the church use to be?

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I live right off Friendship. It is good no real damage other than maybe a few scattered trash cans. If you need anyone checked give me a yell. Sorry I'm late getting back to you. We've have had spotty internet and cell service.

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Thanks. All of my Dad's family are buried at Friendship.

If you don't mind my asking are you related to Terry and his dad Robert?

Know that everyone is in our prayers. Sending help as best we can. Stay positive and know in are not in this alone.


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If you don't mind my asking are you related to Terry and his dad Robert?

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I’m sure my Dad was. I remember hearing their names.

Did Robert live on Wynn Road between Friendship Church and Lamasco?


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Yes Robert was the first house after the church. Terry was next to him, and then me on Wynn Rd. You couldn't ask for better neighbors. I missed living there after selling the farm so much that I bought another place up the road. But the Wynns are good folks.

My son works at the University of Ky Research center and farm in Princeton. His office is gone. Had storm happened during a work day, he most likely would have been there.

My Dad's farm took a direct hit shortly after hitting the UK farm. Lost the house, 3 barns, 1 hay shed and a carport, but they survived is the only thing that matters.

So sorry to hear of your family's loss. Having them safe is what truly matters.

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So sorry to hear of your family's loss. Having them safe is what truly matters.

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Absolutely. There's a lot of people who weren't as lucky as they were.

Continued prayers for y’all. +Cross+

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Yes Robert was the first house after the church. Terry was next to him, and then me on Wynn Rd. You couldn't ask for better neighbors. I missed living there after selling the farm so much that I bought another place up the road. But the Wynns are good folks.

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Most of them are. I’ll have folks ask me if I’m from the Wynn’s from Lyon and Caldwell Counties. First I tell them I didn’t do it. I have some relatives over there who tend to stay in trouble.
I remember going to Robert’s house with my Grandparents as a kid. My Granddaddy was Norval. My Grandmother was a Parrent. I’m distant kin to the Cottons. My Grandparent’s place was the first house west of 24 on Friendship. As a kid I spent most of my summer over there. They didn’t have a phone or in-door plumbing until I was an adult. Their house was moved from where it was when I was young. It would now be in the median of I-24.



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