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Our state and country have reached out to help the families affected by wednesdays tornado. Wdbj7s Amanda Kenney is live in appommatox county. Amanda, theres an easy way others can help . Yes, kimberly. Donations can help tremendously. Clean up efforts have been great, but dont forget local leaders are asking everyone to stay out of the impacted areas because they are still unsafe. Many homes has been heavily damaged or destroyed so families are without a place to stay. So, the red cross is collecting financial donations. You can write check to the red cross, and specifiy the appomatox disaste...

Wdbj7s tim saunders is live in evergreen, where the lu students are helping with clean up efforts. Kimberly, these students are part of a group called lu send. The organization just formed earlier this year. Its a way for students to volunteer and help with disasters and humanitarian crisis around the world. This disaster was an opportunity for them to do mission work right in their backyard. Students are clearing debris and helping any way they can here in the community of evergreen, one of the hardest hit parts of appomattox county. Benjamin sisco student just fixing up some of the houses an...

The county is maintaining shelters for people this afternoon at the Appomattox Community center and also at the pamplin fire department. As for electricity, a lot of people in appomattox county are still without power and the Central Georgia cooperative says they and dominion virginia pow refer having a lot of trouble getting power restored because at homes still have a lot of Major Appliance on his and lights, and when they do get service restored, that power is getting shut down or its getting shut down again, so theyre asking people to turn off things that are inside their homes so that whe...

Gusty winds will continue today with mountain snow showers. A reported funnel cloud in appomattox has killed at least one person, and injured several others. 20 homes have been destroyed, and more than 100 are damaged. Wdbj7s Amanda Kenney is at one of two shelters in appomatox where volunteers are waiting to help victims. Kimberly, the appotmatox Community Shelter has cots, blankets, and pillows to keep victims comfortable. Just like the rest of the town, the shelter does not have electrcity. Theres no heat here, but the lights are staying on thanks to a generator. Wednesdays storm caused Sev...

Open two hours late. Gusty winds days snow showers continue in those areas but as we head through today mopes to that will slowly come to an and but southwestern virginia the mountains a West Virginia it have to watch upper a few slick spots is you heading out this morning heres you weather headlines a chilly start you deftly one a bundle up temperature say twenties and thirties probably on your home tomorrow but at the wind benefiel colder than that strong gusty winds will have increasing sunshine county. But the shelters are open. Wdbj7s Amanda Kenney is at one of the shelters this morning. ...