When the EF-4 twister decimated elements of London, Kentucky, final week, many, like 23-month-old Parker, had been asleep. His mom, nonetheless, was awake and listening as a killer twister roared nearer.
On account of an web outage, Tara Hollifield stated she didn’t obtain the Twister Warning on Could 16 when the lethal twister hit.
“For some reason, where we lived, we didn’t get any cell service,” she advised FOX Climate. “So people were trying to message me telling me it was coming, but I wasn’t getting any of the messages. I heard it coming.”
Hollifield lived her worst nightmare when the twister hit their residence, and he or she couldn’t discover her son.
“I didn’t know if he was dead or alive,” she stated. “Thankfully, he was crying, and that’s how I was able to find him by listening, following his cry.”
Hollifield was capable of attain Parker and pull him from the particles of their residence.
Parker celebrates his 2nd birthday on Could 30 and is doing OK after the storm. His mom was injured and has some scratches and bruises.
“For the first couple of days, I think, you know, it was a little rough on him,” Hollifield stated. “Now, he’s acting like his normal self again, like nothing really ever even happened.”
Hollifield stated after this scary ordeal, she plans to be extra weather-aware. Nocturnal tornadoes, such because the London twister, will be extra lethal as a result of they hit when persons are least ready.
The cleanup in Laurel County continues, with assist from neighbors and across the nation.
“They’ve been amazing,” Hollifield stated. “When we’ve been there. There’s always been hundreds of people, helping people, trying to see if there’s any items that are salvageable, helping pick up debris. They’ve been out there giving food and water. The community’s been amazing.”
Nineteen individuals died through the tornadoes on Could 16 in Kentucky, and 10 others had been critically injured.
