How You Can Help the Oklahoma Tornado Victims
Twenty four hours after the devastating tornado ripped through Moore, Oklahoma and surrounding areas many folks around the ArkLaTex are asking, 'How can I help?'
Twenty four hours after the devastating tornado ripped through Moore, Oklahoma and surrounding areas many folks around the ArkLaTex are asking, 'How can I help?'
The devastating tornado that cut a swath of destruction through Moore, Oklahoma on Monday (May 20) has left at least 24 people dead and an unknown number injured and displaced. People in Shreveport-Bossier and across the country are showing their support for those affected by the twister, donating money, food and more. Most importantly, people are showing their support by keeping the victims and their families in their thoughts and prayers, sharing heartfelt pictures on social media sites with the hashtag, #prayforoklahoma.
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Bossier, Caddo and Webster Parishes, as well as Harrison and Panola counties in Texas.
The country continues to pray for and help the people devastated by the massive tornado that touched down in Oklahoma on Monday, killing dozens.
A massive tornado estimated by meteorologists to be up to two miles wide and with winds exceeding 200 miles per our churned through Oklahoma City's suburbs this afternoon (May 20th), causing significant property damage for the second day in a row, as part of a severe weather outbreak that was expected to spread in other parts of America's Midwest.
An enormous tornado with a debris cloud two miles wide tore through the metropolitan area just south of Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon.
UPDATE 9:28 p.m. EST: At least 51 people were killed in the storm, including seven children from Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, according to KFOR in Oklahoma City. The news station reported that 75 student and staff were inside the school when the storm struck. Officials said Monday night that the search of the rubble remaining of the school had turned to a recovery mission.
Faith is a tricky thing these days. It once was no question that we had faith that our prayers would be answered, but now people are ridiculed for having faith and praying. Here's a great example of just that. A video surfaced on Youtube of a woman praying to God to "take it away from us" as a tornado approached West Liberty, Kentucky on March 2, 2012.
Sunday's tornado in Joplin, Missouri is now the deadliest in the U.S. since records of tornado fatalities began being kept more than 60 years ago, CNN reported.
The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch in effect until 11 PM CDT this evening for the following areas:
Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Red River, Webster Parishes