Here in parkersburg. They say this afternoons storms brought back flashbacks of the historic 2008 tornado that killed seven people and injured dozens more people. Thankfully, they say that wasnt the case today. The city says at this time theres no reported injuries. Officials say most of the storm damage was limited to northeast part of town, where the tornado lifted a few buildings of their foundations. In one case, the foundation. The city says this home along orchid drive was hit the hardest in the storm. I spoke to the homeowners and they tell me shingles are missing but overall the damage is pretty minimal. Again, there are no injuries in this storm and minor damage. Cleanup is expected to continue tomorrow morning. Live in parkersburg, jordee kalk, lets check in now with meteorologist joe winters. Joe, november tornadoes are rare, but, as we learned today, they do happen. After a mild monday the mercury falls the next several days, bringing more weather reminiscent of december. T
Raising money all day on kcrgtv9 to help feed seniors. That means every penny raised today goes to the Heritage Area Agency on aging and its senior Meals Program. Together, we raised 115 meals delivered to homebound seniors. It also offers meals at dining sites across the sevencounty region heritage serves. Last year, that totaled more than 320thousand meals for seniors in need. Statewide, about 72,000 seniors dont know when or where theyll get their next meal. 67 of those getting a meal from heritage are at or below the federal poverty level. Its donations and telethons like this that fight the the programs funding comes from donations. But over the last ten years, those donations have dropped more than 237,000 dollars. Federal funding has also been inconsistent. Here is how you can help today. Call our phone bank here. 3193996000. A volunteer can take your donation over the phone. You can also donate online. Head to kcrg. Com and youll find a link right on the home page to donate onl
Accumulation s are likely, a brief reduction in visibility could occur in the more robust snow showers. This also looks to be another typical cloudy week too with little chance to see the sun beyond today. Our next chance of precipitation beyond tomorrow comes up later this weekend. Have a good day today mostly sunny. Wind sw 515. High 50 tonight mostly cloudy. Wind w 510. Low 31 tomorrow chance of light snow. Little to no accumulation. Wind w 1525. High 38 tom. Night scattered flurries. Wind w 1015. Low 32 thanks kaj. Raising money all day on kcrgtv9 to help feed seniors. That means every penny raised today goes to the Heritage Area Agency on aging and its senior Meals Program. Last year, with your help, we provides meals delivered to seniors stuck in their home. It also offers meals at several dining sites across the sevencounty region heritage serves. Last year, that totaled more than 320thousand meals for seniors in need. Statewide, about 72,000 seniors dont know when or where they
Twothirds of those who get a meal from heritage are at or below the federal poverty level. Telethons like todays that can help solve this problem. Volunteers can handle the phone calls at the phone bank. Heres the number 3193996000. And you can donate online. We have a link on our home page at kcrg. Com. Or volunteers to help with cooking or transportation of the meals to help you can find a link to that as well online at kcrg. Com or contact the heritage organization, 3193985559. Now bring in meteorologist chris hadley. Were seeing a much calmer day outside. Some sunshine out there. A return of the sun, but just savor it. A much different story from yesterdays weather. Today will likely be the sunniest day well have all week. Take a look live at our Manchester City cam. Blue skies in delaware county. Temperatures right now in the mid40s and upper 40s for some spots. Winds out of the southwest today at around 15 miles per hour. Help warm our temperatures back up into the 50s for some a
Same period this year. And police say its mostly because burglars are snatching checkbooks and blank checks from homes and cars to use for themselves. Kcrg tv nines Dave Franzman has more. Cedar Rapids Police caught thousands of dollars in fake bills very early this year. That accounts for a part of the higher counterfeiting and forgery have targeted something many consumers hardly use at all anymore. Paper checks. Investigators say burglars may grab checkbooks. Or do something even sneakier. If they find a checkbook, they wont take the top check theyll go down a couple, down a little ways and people dont notice and people dont use checks very often might not see it 234 weeks. Someone who has a checkbook stolen can call the Financial Institution and have the thief time to forge signatures and pass the stolen checks. Police say residents could do a lot to help themselves by taking simple precautions. Half the car burglaries involve unlocked vehicles and too many people leave valuables v