MAYFIELD, Ky. — Kentucky families displaced by deadly tornadoes that hit parts of western Kentucky now have a new place to call home.
What You Need To Know
- Kentucky lawmakers provided 200 travel trailers to families displaced by western Kentucky tornadoes
- Families with school-aged children were the first to move into the travel trailers this week
- Trailers have been delivered to Mayfield and Pennyrile State Park near Dawson Springs
Life after the tornado was hard on Israel Nevilles.
“We’ve been in a shelter for the last couple of weeks. We’ve been just wherever the Red Cross can house us at. Just shelter-to-shelter since the storm,” Mayfield resident Israel Nevilles said.
Nevilles even lived in her car parked in the McDonald’s parking lot in Mayfield.
“You know, just moving in and just trying to make the best of it because before we had started staying in the shelter we were actually in the car,” Nevilles said.
Now thanks to Kentucky lawmakers, Nevilles and her children have a new place to call home as 200 travel trailers for displaced tornado victims like Nevilles.
“They called last week about the camper and so here we are and I mean that was really fast,” Nevilles said. “They called, and they were like, ‘Mrs. Nevilles, are you ready?’ and I was like, yeah and so we all met up here yesterday and everybody was out and it was just beautiful.”
The trailers have been delivered free for families who registered for disaster relief, but looking back, Nevilles is just thankful that her family is safe with a warm place to stay.
“There’s nothing left,” Nevilles said. “We’re thankful we got out and everyone is OK. My daughter actually worked at the candle factory. Normally she said she would have taken the night shift, but she went on and took the first shift.”
Families with school-aged children were the first to move into the travel trailers that have delivered to Mayfield and Pennyrile State Park near Dawson Springs.