This storm shelter helped save Clara Rice and her family’s lives when tornadoes ripped through western Kentucky this year. The shelter was installed by the Community Foundation of West Kentucky, through a grant awarded by our Long-Term Recovery team. The goal was to install 110 storm shelters in communities affected by the 2021 Kentucky tornadoes. Due to the popularity and positive impact of the program, they increased the goal to 130. “That’s what we stayed in,” Clara said. “There were 12 of us in it. The sound of the tornado coming over the shelter was the scariest thing I’ve ever heard in my life.” For Clara, this storm shelter was a blessing after losing her home to the deadly tornado that struck Kentucky in December of 2021. She and her grandchildren survived by sheltering in a bathroom. “I put my grandbabies in a bathtub and placed blankets and pillows down to cushion it," she said. "I put my mama’s bible right between them. The bathtub went flying. Neither one was wet nor ...