Get thee behind me foul fiend

Hey all

My hometown got obliterated by a tornado. It's a super small town with a close-knit community. There's a lot of people who completely lost *everything*. They've banded together and are all helping out as much as they can, but the town is basically gone.

If you can donate, it would be very, very helpful. If you can't, please share this post so we can get them the help that they need.

Thanks so much in advance 💜🖤🩶

Thank you to everyone who has already rebloged/donated. It really means a lot to me that y'all are willing to support strangers 💜

A small update (as of 5/23/2024) for those who might be interested. We have gotten sooooo much support from people in surrounding areas that our main physical donation spots have had to ask people to stop bringing in water and clothing. They have also had to limit the times when people can come donate to make sure traffic is cleared out for meals/people to come get stuff they need.

We have a very long road ahead of us, but there is a lot of people who are overwhelming my little town with their support. It really, really means a lot that people have dropped everything to come help out where they can 🖤💜🩶

If you buy this shirt, 100% of the proceeds will be going to the efforts of Greenfield. They're $20 each (not counting shipping)

5/24/2024

It has officially been rated as an EF4, however they are still surveying things because they suspect it may be an EF5.

Enough people have donated off of the needs list that they have had to stop accepting physical donations of objects for now completely. Basically for the moment, if you wanted to help immediately, the best thing you can do is donate money at the Greenfield Foundation link I have above.

They got hit with another thunderstorm last night and it hailed. They lost what little power they'd been able to recover after the tornado. People are already out in the field working to fix that.

If you still want a shirt, those will be available until 5/31/2024. 100% of proceeds goes back into Greenfield. The shirts are $20 each and have sizes up to 4XL. They will do shipping in the United States, you just have to pay for that separately.

If you're an Iowa friend who wants to volunteer your efforts towards clean up, I *really* appreciate the sentiment. However, at this point they are still only letting people into town who has a person of contact who lives in Greenfield (and they make you call them to verify that), or people who are certified contractors. All of this is verified at stations outside of town being run by the DOT and the police.

If you can't financially contribute, the best thing you can do to help is reblog my posts with the links for the donations.

I really appreciate everyone who has already done so 🖤💜🩶

5/25/2024

No new substantial updates for now. However, I do still want to give this post a boost because Greenfield currently needs all of the money they can get.

5/26/2024

(I was busy yesterday so I couldn't just scroll on Facebook for all of the updates like I have been, so I have a lot for today)

They ended up shutting down the Adair County (the county that Greenfield is located) landfill. I'm not sure why and I'm not sure for how long, but they have listed other dump sites for the debris to be dropped off at for the time being as people work to pick up the pieces.

If you want one of the shirts from the link I posted, you still have a few days to order it!

Several other places have also made shirts but most of them aren't giving nearly as much back into Greenfield as the link I posted (some of em are charging like. $25/shirt and are proudly claiming that only $1 of that is going back to Greenfield 🙄).

Item donations (like clothes, food, cleaning supplies, etc) are still shut down, however there are some people in the greater surrounding area that have started collecting such items for the point in time when all of that stuff is going to be needed again.

Things like car seats and (brand new) mattresses have started to pop up for people to get as needed.

There are also several people offering their spare rooms/extra properties/campers to people who are still looking for somewhere they can more permanently settle into until they get their home back. A lot of these people (not all) are offering these spaces for free.

Tide was there with portable laundry mats that they were running for free (not sure if they're still there).

Duracell also sent someone with a lot of batteries for people who need them.

Greenfield was approved for FEMA support.

Churches from surrounding areas have started sending in sack lunches for people.

Businesses are still out there providing meals for victims/volunteers.

They are still only allowing people in who have a direct contact to Greenfield and are there to help with the clean up process. Much to the frustration of my aunt who tried to get in because that's where our closest grocery store is (within like. A 30-45 minute radius or something) but they wouldn't let her despite the fact that the store is currently functioning normally. Just kind of an example of how strict they're still being with those things. They aren't even allowing journalists in. You either have to have a direct contact in Greenfield or you have to be a certified contractor.

We have also had our first case of someone taking advantage of the situation. Someone stole the stereo/speakers out of someone's truck. This someone had already lost their entire home and the truck was damaged (they did not say how damaged).

There are several places that are offering childcare for people helping clean up/going back to work/figuring out a plan for their next step. People have been donating to these temporary daycare centers so the kids have toys/activities while they're at these places. There are also places working to get some day camps going for kids to have those activities going. These day camps are asking for volunteers who are 18+ to come help with them.

There are several places that are putting together fundraisers like color runs for Greenfield and there are some places that are changing where the money they get for events that were already previously planned to go into Greenfield instead of wherever it was gonna go before.

Once again, thank you to everyone who has rebloged/donated to the links above. It really, really means a lot to me that you all have been helping my little town out, even if all you can do is spread the word of how people can help. With everything going on, if you want to help, the best thing you can do is donate to the Greenfield Foundation link that I will post down here so you don't have to scroll all the way up to the top to get again. This link goes directly to the PayPal instead of to the website.

They have made a lot of progress towards getting the town cleaned up, but there is still a very, very long way to go. I would appreciate if you could continue to boost this post, that would be amazing.

Small Town Strong 🖤💜🩶

Hey all

My hometown got obliterated by a tornado. It's a super small town with a close-knit community. There's a lot of people who completely lost *everything*. They've banded together and are all helping out as much as they can, but the town is basically gone.

If you can donate, it would be very, very helpful. If you can't, please share this post so we can get them the help that they need.

Thanks so much in advance 💜🖤🩶

Thank you to everyone who has already rebloged/donated. It really means a lot to me that y'all are willing to support strangers 💜

A small update (as of 5/23/2024) for those who might be interested. We have gotten sooooo much support from people in surrounding areas that our main physical donation spots have had to ask people to stop bringing in water and clothing. They have also had to limit the times when people can come donate to make sure traffic is cleared out for meals/people to come get stuff they need.

We have a very long road ahead of us, but there is a lot of people who are overwhelming my little town with their support. It really, really means a lot that people have dropped everything to come help out where they can 🖤💜🩶

If you buy this shirt, 100% of the proceeds will be going to the efforts of Greenfield. They're $20 each (not counting shipping)

5/24/2024

It has officially been rated as an EF4, however they are still surveying things because they suspect it may be an EF5.

Enough people have donated off of the needs list that they have had to stop accepting physical donations of objects for now completely. Basically for the moment, if you wanted to help immediately, the best thing you can do is donate money at the Greenfield Foundation link I have above.

They got hit with another thunderstorm last night and it hailed. They lost what little power they'd been able to recover after the tornado. People are already out in the field working to fix that.

If you still want a shirt, those will be available until 5/31/2024. 100% of proceeds goes back into Greenfield. The shirts are $20 each and have sizes up to 4XL. They will do shipping in the United States, you just have to pay for that separately.

If you're an Iowa friend who wants to volunteer your efforts towards clean up, I *really* appreciate the sentiment. However, at this point they are still only letting people into town who has a person of contact who lives in Greenfield (and they make you call them to verify that), or people who are certified contractors. All of this is verified at stations outside of town being run by the DOT and the police.

If you can't financially contribute, the best thing you can do to help is reblog my posts with the links for the donations.

I really appreciate everyone who has already done so 🖤💜🩶

5/25/2024

No new substantial updates for now. However, I do still want to give this post a boost because Greenfield currently needs all of the money they can get.

5/26/2024

(I was busy yesterday so I couldn't just scroll on Facebook for all of the updates like I have been, so I have a lot for today)

They ended up shutting down the Adair County (the county that Greenfield is located) landfill. I'm not sure why and I'm not sure for how long, but they have listed other dump sites for the debris to be dropped off at for the time being as people work to pick up the pieces.

If you want one of the shirts from the link I posted, you still have a few days to order it!

Several other places have also made shirts but most of them aren't giving nearly as much back into Greenfield as the link I posted (some of em are charging like. $25/shirt and are proudly claiming that only $1 of that is going back to Greenfield 🙄).

Item donations (like clothes, food, cleaning supplies, etc) are still shut down, however there are some people in the greater surrounding area that have started collecting such items for the point in time when all of that stuff is going to be needed again.

Things like car seats and (brand new) mattresses have started to pop up for people to get as needed.

There are also several people offering their spare rooms/extra properties/campers to people who are still looking for somewhere they can more permanently settle into until they get their home back. A lot of these people (not all) are offering these spaces for free.

Tide was there with portable laundry mats that they were running for free (not sure if they're still there).

Duracell also sent someone with a lot of batteries for people who need them.

Greenfield was approved for FEMA support.

Churches from surrounding areas have started sending in sack lunches for people.

Businesses are still out there providing meals for victims/volunteers.

They are still only allowing people in who have a direct contact to Greenfield and are there to help with the clean up process. Much to the frustration of my aunt who tried to get in because that's where our closest grocery store is (within like. A 30-45 minute radius or something) but they wouldn't let her despite the fact that the store is currently functioning normally. Just kind of an example of how strict they're still being with those things. They aren't even allowing journalists in. You either have to have a direct contact in Greenfield or you have to be a certified contractor.

We have also had our first case of someone taking advantage of the situation. Someone stole the stereo/speakers out of someone's truck. This someone had already lost their entire home and the truck was damaged (they did not say how damaged).

Once again, thank you to everyone who has rebloged/donated to the links above. It really, really means a lot to me that you all have been helping my little town out, even if all you can do is spread the word of how people can help. With everything going on, if you want to help, the best thing you can do is donate to the Greenfield Foundation link that I will post down here so you don't have to scroll all the way up to the top to get again. This link goes directly to the PayPal instead of to the website.

They have made a lot of progress towards getting the town cleaned up, but there is still a very, very long way to go. I would appreciate if you could continue to boost this post, that would be amazing.

Small Town Strong 🖤💜🩶

Hey all

My hometown got obliterated by a tornado. It's a super small town with a close-knit community. There's a lot of people who completely lost *everything*. They've banded together and are all helping out as much as they can, but the town is basically gone.

If you can donate, it would be very, very helpful. If you can't, please share this post so we can get them the help that they need.

Thanks so much in advance 💜🖤🩶

Thank you to everyone who has already rebloged/donated. It really means a lot to me that y'all are willing to support strangers 💜

A small update (as of 5/23/2024) for those who might be interested. We have gotten sooooo much support from people in surrounding areas that our main physical donation spots have had to ask people to stop bringing in water and clothing. They have also had to limit the times when people can come donate to make sure traffic is cleared out for meals/people to come get stuff they need.

We have a very long road ahead of us, but there is a lot of people who are overwhelming my little town with their support. It really, really means a lot that people have dropped everything to come help out where they can 🖤💜🩶

If you buy this shirt, 100% of the proceeds will be going to the efforts of Greenfield. They're $20 each (not counting shipping)

5/24/2024

It has officially been rated as an EF4, however they are still surveying things because they suspect it may be an EF5.

Enough people have donated off of the needs list that they have had to stop accepting physical donations of objects for now completely. Basically for the moment, if you wanted to help immediately, the best thing you can do is donate money at the Greenfield Foundation link I have above.

They got hit with another thunderstorm last night and it hailed. They lost what little power they'd been able to recover after the tornado. People are already out in the field working to fix that.

If you still want a shirt, those will be available until 5/31/2024. 100% of proceeds goes back into Greenfield. The shirts are $20 each and have sizes up to 4XL. They will do shipping in the United States, you just have to pay for that separately.

If you're an Iowa friend who wants to volunteer your efforts towards clean up, I *really* appreciate the sentiment. However, at this point they are still only letting people into town who has a person of contact who lives in Greenfield (and they make you call them to verify that), or people who are certified contractors. All of this is verified at stations outside of town being run by the DOT and the police.

If you can't financially contribute, the best thing you can do to help is reblog my posts with the links for the donations.

I really appreciate everyone who has already done so 🖤💜🩶

Hey all

My hometown got obliterated by a tornado. It's a super small town with a close-knit community. There's a lot of people who completely lost *everything*. They've banded together and are all helping out as much as they can, but the town is basically gone.

If you can donate, it would be very, very helpful. If you can't, please share this post so we can get them the help that they need.

Thanks so much in advance 💜🖤🩶

Thank you to everyone who has already rebloged/donated. It really means a lot to me that y'all are willing to support strangers 💜

A small update (as of 5/23/2024) for those who might be interested. We have gotten sooooo much support from people in surrounding areas that our main physical donation spots have had to ask people to stop bringing in water and clothing. They have also had to limit the times when people can come donate to make sure traffic is cleared out for meals/people to come get stuff they need.

We have a very long road ahead of us, but there is a lot of people who are overwhelming my little town with their support. It really, really means a lot that people have dropped everything to come help out where they can 🖤💜🩶

If you buy this shirt, 100% of the proceeds will be going to the efforts of Greenfield. They're $20 each (not counting shipping)

5/24/2024

It has officially been rated as an EF4, however they are still surveying things because they suspect it may be an EF5.

Enough people have donated off of the needs list that they have had to stop accepting physical donations of objects for now completely. Basically for the moment, if you wanted to help immediately, the best thing you can do is donate money at the Greenfield Foundation link I have above.

They got hit with another thunderstorm last night and it hailed. They lost what little power they'd been able to recover after the tornado. People are already out in the field working to fix that.

If you still want a shirt, those will be available until 5/31/2024. 100% of proceeds goes back into Greenfield. The shirts are $20 each and have sizes up to 4XL. They will do shipping in the United States, you just have to pay for that separately.

If you're an Iowa friend who wants to volunteer your efforts towards clean up, I *really* appreciate the sentiment. However, at this point they are still only letting people into town who has a person of contact who lives in Greenfield (and they make you call them to verify that), or people who are certified contractors. All of this is verified at stations outside of town being run by the DOT and the police.

If you can't financially contribute, the best thing you can do to help is reblog my posts with the links for the donations.

I really appreciate everyone who has already done so 🖤💜🩶

Hey all

My hometown got obliterated by a tornado. It's a super small town with a close-knit community. There's a lot of people who completely lost *everything*. They've banded together and are all helping out as much as they can, but the town is basically gone.

If you can donate, it would be very, very helpful. If you can't, please share this post so we can get them the help that they need.

Thanks so much in advance 💜🖤🩶

Thank you to everyone who has already rebloged/donated. It really means a lot to me that y'all are willing to support strangers 💜

A small update (as of 5/23/2024) for those who might be interested. We have gotten sooooo much support from people in surrounding areas that our main physical donation spots have had to ask people to stop bringing in water and clothing. They have also had to limit the times when people can come donate to make sure traffic is cleared out for meals/people to come get stuff they need.

We have a very long road ahead of us, but there is a lot of people who are overwhelming my little town with their support. It really, really means a lot that people have dropped everything to come help out where they can 🖤💜🩶

If you buy this shirt, 100% of the proceeds will be going to the efforts of Greenfield. They're $20 each (not counting shipping)

Hey all

My hometown got obliterated by a tornado. It's a super small town with a close-knit community. There's a lot of people who completely lost *everything*. They've banded together and are all helping out as much as they can, but the town is basically gone.

If you can donate, it would be very, very helpful. If you can't, please share this post so we can get them the help that they need.

Thanks so much in advance 💜🖤🩶

Thank you to everyone who has already rebloged/donated. It really means a lot to me that y'all are willing to support strangers 💜

A small update (as of 5/23/2024) for those who might be interested. We have gotten sooooo much support from people in surrounding areas that our main physical donation spots have had to ask people to stop bringing in water and clothing. They have also had to limit the times when people can come donate to make sure traffic is cleared out for meals/people to come get stuff they need.

We have a very long road ahead of us, but there is a lot of people who are overwhelming my little town with their support. It really, really means a lot that people have dropped everything to come help out where they can 🖤💜🩶

If you buy this shirt, 100% of the proceeds will be going to the efforts of Greenfield. They're $20 each (not counting shipping)

Here's a bit of info about how you can help Greenfield 🖤💜🩶

For those who don't know, @kaythejay is my main blog.

Greenfield, my hometown, was pretty much completely obliterated by a tornado on Tuesday (5/21/2024). At the moment, it is rated as an EF3 officially, but they're checking the structures of the foundations that are left to see if they can determine if it was an EF5.

We are *very* lucky to have as few casualties/injuries that have been reported and a big part in that was simply the time of day that the storm ended up hitting (everyone was at work).

Greenfield has gained *massive* amounts of support from neighbors and from people across the area. Several restaurants have been providing meals to both Greenfield residents and the volunteers who've come into town to help via free will donations. People have donated enough of the items on the wishlists that they have limited what they are accepting (basically just plywood, nails, and work gloves at this point). There are already a lot of efforts towards clean up happening.

With all of that, there's no telling how much finishing up clean up or how much cleanup is going to cost, so if you can, I would very highly appreciate it if you could donate to the link mentioned above (which I will be including at the bottom of this post). If you can't donate, reblogging to get the links out so people can help would be just as helpful.

I really, really appreciate the traction that these posts I've made have already received and am very grateful to everyone who is helping to make that happen. A *big* thank you to everyone who has already rebloged my post and an even bigger thank you to anyone who's graciously donated to help my community out.

My town has been completely devastated but we're #smalltownstrong and we'll recover together ❤️‍🩹

Here's a bit of info about how you can help Greenfield 🖤💜🩶

For those who don't know, @kaythejay is my main blog.

Greenfield, my hometown, was pretty much completely obliterated by a tornado on Tuesday (5/21/2024). At the moment, it is rated as an EF3 officially, but they're checking the structures of the foundations that are left to see if they can determine if it was an EF5.

We are *very* lucky to have as few casualties/injuries that have been reported and a big part in that was simply the time of day that the storm ended up hitting (everyone was at work).

Greenfield has gained *massive* amounts of support from neighbors and from people across the area. Several restaurants have been providing meals to both Greenfield residents and the volunteers who've come into town to help via free will donations. People have donated enough of the items on the wishlists that they have limited what they are accepting (basically just plywood, nails, and work gloves at this point). There are already a lot of efforts towards clean up happening.

With all of that, there's no telling how much finishing up clean up or how much cleanup is going to cost, so if you can, I would very highly appreciate it if you could donate to the link mentioned above (which I will be including at the bottom of this post). If you can't donate, reblogging to get the links out so people can help would be just as helpful.

I really, really appreciate the traction that these posts I've made have already received and am very grateful to everyone who is helping to make that happen. A *big* thank you to everyone who has already rebloged my post and an even bigger thank you to anyone who's graciously donated to help my community out.

My town has been completely devastated but we're #smalltownstrong and we'll recover together ❤️‍🩹

Here's a bit of info about how you can help Greenfield 🖤💜🩶

Greenfield, Iowa: Insane video Shows huge tornado shredding wind turbines (cutting them in half) as it covers several miles. 🤔

Dozens of people were hurt and multiple people were killed in Greenfield, Iowa after a tornado leveled much of the town. The governor has announced a disaster declaration for the area.

drone footage of the tornado that hit greenfield, iowa, on may 21st 2024. genuinely believe theyre going to be using this footage for decades to come, with how clear the shot is and how unreal it looks. never seen a multi-vortex tornado where its *braided around* the main trunk like this

Hey all

My hometown got obliterated by a tornado. It's a super small town with a close-knit community. There's a lot of people who completely lost *everything*. They've banded together and are all helping out as much as they can, but the town is basically gone.

If you can donate, it would be very, very helpful. If you can't, please share this post so we can get them the help that they need.

Thanks so much in advance 💜🖤🩶

Thank you to everyone who has already rebloged/donated. It really means a lot to me that y'all are willing to support strangers 💜

A small update (as of 5/23/2024) for those who might be interested. We have gotten sooooo much support from people in surrounding areas that our main physical donation spots have had to ask people to stop bringing in water and clothing. They have also had to limit the times when people can come donate to make sure traffic is cleared out for meals/people to come get stuff they need.

We have a very long road ahead of us, but there is a lot of people who are overwhelming my little town with their support. It really, really means a lot that people have dropped everything to come help out where they can 🖤💜🩶

Hey all

My hometown got obliterated by a tornado. It's a super small town with a close-knit community. There's a lot of people who completely lost *everything*. They've banded together and are all helping out as much as they can, but the town is basically gone.

If you can donate, it would be very, very helpful. If you can't, please share this post so we can get them the help that they need.

Thanks so much in advance 💜🖤🩶

Hey all

My hometown got obliterated by a tornado. It's a super small town with a close-knit community. There's a lot of people who completely lost *everything*. They've banded together and are all helping out as much as they can, but the town is basically gone.

If you can donate, it would be very, very helpful. If you can't, please share this post so we can get them the help that they need.

Thanks so much in advance 💜🖤🩶

It's like how conservatives regularly insist that businesses have every right to discriminate when deciding who works for them but shit themselves when a business won't hire unvaccinated people.