In the eye of a storm that ripped the roof off the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, preschool director Michelle Rushing found calm for 40 children who were there sheltering in place.
As a tornado was sweeping through a five-mile stretch in west Kentucky around 9:30 a.m. on Thursday (March 14), Rushing guided the children into the innermost room, following the church's storm plan, she told WPSD in Paducah. Then she said they sang songs like "Jesus Loves Me" and "He's Got the Whole World in his Hands."
Despite considerable damage to the church building, everyone inside was unharmed, the station reported. And despite severe damage to homes and businesses, there was only one reported injury and it was not life threatening, police said....
