If you are a victim of Friday night’s tornadoes and storm damage, there are local areas opening up for shelters.
- If you had a family member working at the candle factory Friday night in Graves County and still have not heard from them, this is where you can get information.
- Graves County Coroners office is set up at His House Ministries at 1250 State Route 303 Mayfield.
- Bring photo ID of missing person and any medical history that you know of.
- Crews are asking you not come to the scene because it is still active.
- As of 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Local 6 has learned that the coroner’s office will continue to help people locate their loved ones on Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- United Way of Kentucky is collecting monetary donations to help communities impacted by the storms. All proceeds will go directly to recovery efforts. Click here for more details and to make a donation.
- Way Center in Wingo, KY is opening as a shelter.
- Lone Oak Baptist Church, Paducah, KY is opening as shelter and donation site.
- Tropical Smoothie in Paducah has an open door policy for tornado victims.
- First Baptist Church in Paducah is opening as a collection site starting at noon.
- St. Jerome Church in Fancy Farm, KY is setting up to be a shelter and collection site.
- They are asking for toilet paper, paper towels, bottled water, and food. They say the American Red Cross may bring some cots and other supplies.
- Marcella’s Kitchen is feeding first responders Saturday and Sunday and will be open for regular meals on Monday. It’s located at 868 Guy Mathis Drive, Benton, KY.
- Lyon County Convention Center available for shelter.
- Paducah Shooter’s Supply is taking donations. Click here for a full list.
- Washington Street Warming Center in Paducah is opening up as a shelter.
- Donations are being accepted at the Marshall County Exceptional Center Saturday until 2 p.m. They are asking for everything except food.
- Calvert City Civic Center will be taking donations Saturday from noon until 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
- Mike Miller Park is taking donations until 3 p.m. They are asking for bottled water, blankets, and personal items.
- Central Elementary Gym is accepting donations until 5 p.m.
- Marshall County Elks Lodge is open for donations
- Tree Climbers Boutique in Paducah is asking for baby items, clothes, blankets, gloves, lights, and batteries.
- Calvert City has posted more information in this link.
- Purpose Church in Calloway County is collecting donations at The Lot (601 S 12TH ST, Murray, KY 42071). They are asking for hygiene products, water, and tarps. Collection times are Saturday from 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. – Noon.
- You can also help financially by donating to this link: https://wearerelevant.org/mayfield
- The Mayfield Graves County Chamber of Commerce has set up this GoFundMe page for tornado relief.
- The Paducah Chamber of Commerce posted this to their Facebook page:
- Wingo Old Cumberland Presbyterian Church on Lebenon Street in Wingo, KY has room for 150 people. Cots and supplies are being brought in.
- Independence Bank is taking donations for storm victims. Checks can be made payable to Independence Bank, just put “Storm Damage” in the memo. you can drop off checks at any Independence Bank location.
- Knights of Columbus Hall in Fancy Farm is being set up as a shelter.
- Fredonia First Baptist Clothes Closet is on call. They have hygiene items, diapers, and clothes. You can call them at 270-963-2818.
- Night Moves Cocktail Bar is organizing a “Fill the Truck” donation center starting Saturday night at 7 p.m. They need flash lights, head lamps, work/utility gloves, water, new socks, new undergarments, blankets, warm clothes, coats, shoes, toiletries.
- Their address is 3201 Olivet Church Road, Suite H, Paducah, KY. If no one is there, they ask you put the supplies on the patio and it will be loaded into the truck when the truck arrives.
- Anything Goes Trading Company, at 41 Baldree Road, Boaz, KY, is asking for food, clothes, toiletries, and bottled water.
- You can also donate non-perishable items, water, flashlights, cold weather gear/accessories, and more, to the Customer Service Desk inside the Kentucky Oaks Mall.
- Hot lunches are available at His House Ministries in Mayfield, KY.
- All 7 locations of Global Wine & Spirits are taking donations.
- iwis-Daido Engine Systems in Murray, KY, is collecting donations.
- They are located at 3500 US HWY 641 N. Murray, and will be collecting until 5 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. the rest of the week.
- Here’s what they are asking for: Blankets/sleeping bags, batteries, candles, non-perishable food items, water, flash lights, baby food/baby items, hygiene products of any kind, first aid supplies, wet wipes, paper towels, toilet paper, garbage bags, storage containers, manual can openers, portable cooking items, socks, work gloves, hot hands, cleaning supplies, hand sanitizers, pet food/pet items, small toys and books, gas cans, tarps, propane, heaters.
- Mercy Chefs in Waverly, TN, are deploying a team to Mayfield Saturday evening to serve warm meals for families and first responders tomorrow night from 4 -6 p.m. This will be at His House Ministries in Mayfield.
- McCracken County EMS accepting donations through 6 p.m.Saturday and again on Sunday from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. This is at 3700 Coleman Road.
- Nutrition Zone at 3160 Parisa Drive in Paducah is serving as a drop-off location for supplies for those impacted by the storms. Items can be dropped off from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Bardwell Baptist Church is open as a shelter. Pastor Jason Burnett says people can stay the night, and food and showers are available.
- The Mayfield food preparation and distribution center will provide free meals at the Plaza Parking at 1104 Paris Road in Mayfield starting at 8 p.m. Sunday. They are accepting food donations, as well as refrigerated items for and from restaurants. They’re also accepting paper plates, paper towels, bottled water and plastic-ware. Organizers say they need help from anyone with food truck or mobile cooking abilities.
- Chief Cornerstone Baptist Church at 5772 KY 464 in Mayfield will be collecting nonperishable food donations on Sunday.
- Lone Oak United Methodist Church at 3835 U.S. 45 in Paducah is accepting donations of toiletries, batteries, bottled water, work gloves, new socks, new under garments, blankets, coats, shoes, warm clothes, diapers, Pull-Ups, wet wipes, paper towels, bottles and formula.
- Downtown Classic Tattoo at 109 Markethouse Square is collecting donations from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
- Bill Call with Calloway County Emergency Mamagement says the CFSB Center at Murray State University will serve as a 24-hour shelter for those in need. Masks and social distancing are required.
- Orkin Pest Control at 1732 Bridge St. in Paducah will be accepting donations from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
- Discovery Park of America’s Let it Glow walk-thru/drive-thru light show will donate all ticket revenue from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 11, to recovery efforts. Discovery Park of America is at 830 Everett Blvd. in Union City, Tennessee.
National help
- Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund is now officially active. Click here to make a donation.
- GlobalGiving has launched the Midwest Tornado Relief Fund to provide urgent assistance to people impacted through 6 U.S. states, including Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee.
- National Disaster Distress Hotline provides immediate crisis counseling to those affected by the tornadoes in 6 local states. That number is: 1-800-985-5990.
If you know of any areas opening as shelters or collection sites for victims of Friday night’s tornadoes, email us at [email protected].