Latest Posts: Disaster Response

22 May 2017: Wisconsin Tornado Update

Reports indicate that the tornado which hit the Cameron/Chetek area was rated a F2, meaning they sustained winds going up to 122-150 mph. There were 38 homes destroyed and around 20 damaged. East of Clear…

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17 May 2017: Tornado Hits Wisconsin

A tornado hit the State of Wisconsin on late Tuesday afternoon, May 16. The tornado swept through the Cameron/Chetek area destroying a mobile home park and also a nearby turkey farm. The disaster left 25…

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11 May 2017: Canton Tornado Survival Story

A four-year-old was found unscathed at the bottom of the “dogpile” in the bathtub, when the devastating tornadoes swept across Canton city in Texas last week. She was protected by her two older sisters who…

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8 May 2017: Tornadoes Hit Canton, TX

The Canton, TX community is in the process of recovery from seven tornadoes that struck the area on late Saturday evening, April 29, 2017. Five deaths have been reported, and over 50 individuals have been…

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16 Mar 2017: Perryville Tornado Relief – Update

A Multi-Agency Recovery Center was set up on March 10 and 11 at First Baptist Church in Oak Grove. Several agencies joined together on these two days to be of service to the survivors of…

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7 Mar 2017: Perryville Tornado Relief

The devastating EF-4 tornado that struck Perryville last week has left dozens of people injured, around 180 homes destroyed, and one dead. Travis Koenig, who was driving along Interstate 55 with his friend, was killed…

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14 Feb 2017: Texas ACS Responds to New Orleans Tornado Disaster

New Orleans was hit by a tornado on February 8, 2017. Texas Adventist Community Services was asked to bring the clothing truck to New Orleans to distribute clothing outfits to those affected by the tornado.…

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14 Feb 2017: Teen Serves New Orleans Tornado Survivors

Aaron Atkison was baptized at the Clinton, Arkansas, Seventh-day Adventist Church on Sabbath, February 11, 2017. After church Bev Wynot, an Adventist Community Services volunteer, was preparing to come help in New Orleans following the…

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31 Dec 2015: Disaster Response from Alabama Tornado

South Central Conference Adventist Community Services Disaster Response (ACS DR) team is on the ground working the aftermath of the December 25th tornado that hit the southwest area of Birmingham in Jefferson County, AL. The…

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28 Dec 2015: Tornadoes Cause Multiple Fatalities in North Texas

Update Jan 1, 2016 The ACS DR Collection/Distribution Center, located at Granger Recreation Center, in Garland, TX has been busy serving the survivors of the recent tornadoes in North Texas. Monique Monroe, Dallas Area ACS…

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