Quad-State Tornado: Resources for Schools
The following resources address the aftermath of the "Quad-State Tornado" that impacted Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee, and Kentucky. This page is part of our natural disaster guide, Natural Disaster Resources for Schools: Partnering with Multilingual Families.
Image credit: National Weather Service Cleveland
News & updates
- A Kentucky neighborhood was a haven for refugees. Then a tornado struck (The Washington Post)
- Kentucky school bus drivers are delivering tornado aid since classes are cancelled (NPR)
- How children who survived Kentucky's tornadoes are coping with the aftermath (NPR)
- Some KY schools impacted by tornadoes will be closed until January (Kentucky.com)
- "Quad-State Tornado" Crossed Four States in Four Hours (NBC News)
How to help
- How to Help After the Tornado: Bowling Green (WBKO News)
- How to Help: Quad State Tornado (Accuweather)
- World Central Kitchen's José Andrés flies to Kentucky to provide food for those affected by tornadoes (USA Today)
- Jefferson County Public Schools leading donation drive to help tornado victims in Western Kentucky (WDRB)
Classroom resources
- How officials and "everyday heroes" are supporting recovery efforts in Kentucky (PBS NewsHour Classroom)
Partnering with multilingual families: Tips for schools
- How Schools Can Partner with ELL Families During Natural Disasters: Learn how schools can partner with multilingual families when preparing for and responding to natural disasters that impact the local community.
- How to Support Multilingual Families Displaced by a Natural Disaster: Learn how schools can support multilingual families who have been displaced by a natural disaster in another city or country.
Resources by Topic
Tornados
- Tornado Resources (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
Talking about tough topics
- Helping Children Cope After a Traumatic Event (Child Mind)
- Helping Children with Tragic Events in the News (PBS Parents)
- When Something Scary Happens (PBS Parents)
- Parenting for a Challenging World: Recovery After a Traumatic Event (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
- Help in the Times of Crisis or Loss (National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement)
- Talking About Tragic Events (One Tough Job)
- A Child in Grief (New York Life Foundation)
- Explaining the News to Our Kids (Common Sense Media)
