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The Red Cross is responding to tornadoes in multiple states across the South and Midwest. Learn more about our disaster relief efforts »
Tornadoes strike quickly, leaving communities around the country devastated in their wake. In the aftermath of a severe storm or tornado, the American Red Cross provides many relief services, including:
After a devastating and destructive tornado outbreak on December 10, 2021, more than 570 trained Red Cross disaster workers from all over the country answered the call to help people in the hardest hit communities across four states: Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee.
Early Tuesday morning on March 3rd, a deadly tornado tore through Nashville, Tennessee, and surrounding counties, killing over two dozen people.
American Red Cross disaster workers provided shelter, relief supplies and emotional support for survivors.
Thousands of residents in the Southeast are coping with heartbreaking loss and destruction caused by the severe storm system that tore through the region. Storm damage is so severe that many impacted neighborhoods remain inaccessible.
In May 2013, a series of devastating tornadoes brought heartbreaking destruction to communities across central Oklahoma.
Help people affected by disasters big and small.
