Kentucky
YMCA of Central Kentucky hosting back-to-school rallies
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The YMCA of Central Kentucky will host back-to-school rallies at 15 sites across Fayette, Franklin and Jessamine Counties.
The event will take place on July 27 and aims to provide 4,000 children with free backpacks and school supplies.
Families can register between 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Backpack distribution will follow from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The distribution sites are:
- Caroline Memorial YMCA Program Center, located at 220 E. Maple Street, Nicholasville, KY 40356
- Church of Nazarene, located at 1605 Jennifer Road Lexington, KY 40505
- Coventry Oak Elementary, located at 2441 Huntly Place, Lexington, KY 40511
- Douglass Park, located at 726 Georgetown Street, Lexington, KY 40508
- Gethsemane Lutheran Church, located at 2185 Garden Springs Drive, Lexington, KY 40504
- Radcliffe – Marlboro Park, located at 1870 Benton Road, Lexington, KY 40505
- Green Acres Park, located at 1560 LaSalle Road Lexington, KY 40511
- Lakeview Park, located at 112 Park Avenue Frankfort, KY 40601
- Radcliffe – Marlboro Park, located at 1870 Benton Road Lexington, KY 40505
- Russell Cave Church of Christ, located at 1841 McCullough Drive, Lexington, KY 40511
- Shiloh Baptist Church, located at 237 E. Fifth Street, Lexington, KY 40508
- Speigle Heights Neighborhood, located at 24 Speigle Street Lexington, KY 40508
- Tates Creek Community Center, located at 3460 Campus Way Lexington, KY 40517
- Total Grace Baptist Church, located at 1313 N. Limestone Lexington, KY 40505
- Valley Park, located at 2077 Cambridge Drive, Lexington, KY 40504
- Woodhill Park, located at 457 Larkwood Drive, Lexington, KY 40509
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Ohio tornado warnings: what residents should know
Severe storms June 17 in Ohio: know tornado watch vs. warning, safety steps, shelters and alerts.
A tornado was confirmed to have ripped through the Florence area during the overnight storms June 18.
The National Weather Service in Wilmington released a statement June 20 saying a tornado traveled eastward 6.2 miles across the Northern Kentucky city, 10 miles south of Cincinnati. It had estimated peak winds of 100 mph, which classifies it as an EF1 “moderate” tornado on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
The tornado’s path goes mostly through residential areas, and the first evidence was found on Landings Way where several trees were snapped at their trunks, the weather service reported.
The tornado progressed east, crossing Interstate 71/75 and then seemingly dissipating on Tallwood Circle where multiple large branches were downed, the final known instance of damage.
Along the way, the tornado uprooted multiple trees and snapped branches, damaged several buildings and businesses, and snapped a large power pole near the intersection of U.S. 42 and Dream Street, according to the weather service.
How many tornadoes have been confirmed in Greater Cincinnati, beyond?
As of 1 p.m. June 20, the weather service has confirmed that apart from the one in Florence, two other tornadoes touched down in Greater Cincinnati on June 18:
- An EF2 “significant” tornado that traveled about 9 miles from Dearborn County, Indiana, to Boone County, Kentucky.
- An EF2 “significant” tornado that traveled just over 5 miles from Franklin County, Indiana, to Butler County, Ohio.
A few other tornadoes have been confirmed outside the Greater Cincinnati region, including an EF2 that traveled 23.6 miles from Scott County, Indiana, to Trimble County, Kentucky; an EF2 that traveled 9 miles across Pike County, Ohio; and one in Grant County, Kentucky, just north of Williamstown.
The weather service said details on the Grant County tornado will be released later on June 20.
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