“They tell me we don’t have a town.' Mayfield, Kentucky, is the sort of place where everyone is connected to everyone else. It was one of the worst-hit towns in the recent spate of tornadoes, and residents are wondering how it can ever bounce back.
, but on Sunday afternoon he scaled back that estimate to as low as 50, with many at the candle factory accounted for.
Burton and others evacuated in the middle of the night. She harnessed her dog, grabbed a neighbor by the hand and herded them to the elevator toward the basement. About 15 people there cried, screamed and prayed for protection as the wind blew open locked doors.Down the hall, Johnny Shreve had been watching the storm approach from his window.
Meagan Ralph, a schoolteacher volunteering to coordinate the shelter, pulled up an aerial photo of Mayfield, her hometown, on her phone. She zoomed in, seeking a landmark to orient herself. But she has found hope at the shelter. Donations have poured in. Volunteers from surrounding counties came in droves. People from Mayfield take care of each other, she said.
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