Hoping all board members in Indiana are ok...

AnkurJ

Some scary images from the tornados there!
Hope all Indiana board members are ok.

GMan

I'm in Terre Haute and the worst of it passed us by thank goodness. We did get some serious hail this morning and this afternoon but no tornadoes in the area. My heart goes out to everyone southeast of me that wasn't as lucky.

morgansforever

I have cousins in Knoxville, TN unable to call them, can't get through.
Anyone have info about this area? God bless all that have perished and those hunkering down.


EDIT: Current Tornado warnings from the NOAA site
NOAA

morgansforever

Copied from the MSNBC site. Still can't get through to Knoxville, TN. God bless all those affected.

Tornadoes swept across the Midwest and the South on Friday, hitting hardest in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, where at least 28 people were killed. An entire town was flattened in Indiana, and homes and businesses were destroyed from Ohio to the Gulf Coast.

Fourteen people were killed in Indiana, 12 died in Kentucky and two people were killed in Ohio, said The Weather Channel on its website, weather.com. It wasn't immediately clear how many people were missing. The town of Marysville, Ind., population about 1,900, was "completely gone," and Henryville Junior-Senior High School was destroyed, Clark County sheriff's Maj. Chuck Adams told NBC News. All the students escaped, some with minor scrapes, Adams said.

This is no place to be. We've got a terrible tragedy here, and we've got to try and deal with it," Indiana State Police Sgt. Jerry Goodin told NBC station WAVE of Louisville. In a statement, Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels said that despite improvements to disaster preparedness and warning systems "we are no match for Mother Nature at her worst." He said the full extent of the damage will not be known until Saturday.
Multiple tornadoes were still being reported in Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia well into the evening, The Weather Channel and the National Weather Service reported. At 9 p.m. ET, tornadoes were reported near the major cities of Atlanta and Knoxville, Tenn.

In West Liberty, Ky., the Morgan County Courthouse sustained significant damage, and an unknown number of people were injured or trapped in buildings. In Trimble County, Ky., a tornado leveled the Milton fire station. The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday would likely end up as one of the five biggest tornado days of the year, with "tornadic activity" leading to watches or warnings in at least 17 states.

The tornadoes began when a "very large super-cell" of tornadoes touched down in northern Alabama early in the day, damaging homes and a prison and injuring at least four people. In southern Tennessee, another twister ripped 20 homes off their foundations and submerged boats, officials said.

At least 30 people were injured in Hamilton County, Tenn., authorities told NBC News, six to 10 of them critically. "Significant damage" was reported to subdivisions along Highway 68 east of Chattanooga. Amy Maxwell, a spokeswoman for Hamilton County Emergency Services, said at least 20 homes were destroyed and that several people were trapped beneath downed trees and structures.

To the east in Cleveland, Tenn., Blaine Lawson and his wife Billie were watching the weather when the they told The Associated Press. Just as they began to seek shelter, strong winds ripped the roof off their home. Neither was hurt. At least 44 people injured in Laurel County, Ky, were taken to St. Joseph's hospital for treatment, NBC station WLEX-TV reported on its website. Officials reported head injuries, fractures as well as severe cuts. Amputations were also performed, the TV station reported.

"This is a very dangerous situation," said Tom Bradshaw, the National Weather Service's Southeast regional director.
For only the second time, the Weather Channel issued a TORCON warning of 10 as multiple tornado-producing super-cells moved across northern Kentucky — meaning forecasters believed there was a 100 percent chance of a tornado within 50 miles. The TORCON system was developed a few years ago, and the top warning was first used April 27, 2011, during a devastating outbreak of tornadoes across the South.

EDIT: links to charities, even a small donation goes a long way.
LINKS TO TORNADO RECOVERY CHARITIES Indiana (March 2): http://www.whas11.com/community/Valuemarket-141258123.html Salvation Army: https://donate.salvationarmyusa.org/page.aspx?pid=207#location Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/contactus/ Branson, MO (March 1): http://www.disasterfunding.org/tornadorelief.html Habitat for Humanity (most locations) habitat.org Please post any Harrisburg, IL charities you can find! Can't overlook what happened the day before as well...

AnkurJ

Thanks for posting this info Morgans. Prayers are with your family in TN. Keep us posted.