Threat of tornadoes and more flooding continue through the day. Please stay off the roads as much as possible, take appropriate precautions, and keep tuned to weather alerts. Please keep those who've suffered loss of life and/or property and emergency personnel in your prayers today.
On the ground assessment will likely begin tomorrow morning, though I am already receiving some preliminary reports from local churches. Once public safety has been restored and assessment begun, we will work with with local churches on cleanup and if needed access trained UMCOR Early Response Teams in the conference and neighboring conferences.
We have approximately 250 Flood/Cleanup buckets on hand and can request additional ones from North Alabama and/or UMCOR if needed. We have several thousand Health/Hygiene Kits available as well. If you would like to have a stock of either for local response, please send me an email. UMCOR stands ready to aid us, as always, with an emergency grant and technical support.
If your church has suffered significant damage or flooding, please make sure the pastor contacts their District Supt. If you know of areas of significant flooding of many homes, please email me at JBrock@tnumc.com. If you have an urgent need to reach me, please call the Disaster Hotline, 615-695-2765.
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