For many people, the New Year signals new beginnings.

Well, that's certainly the case for some southern Kentucky residents after a December tornado damage their home.

Our Laura Rogers talked with a Logan County storm survivor about how 2024 brings change to the place she's called home for three decades.

As a family resource director in Logan County schools and adviser to the Homestead Ran Bassett, her leadership group.

Raquel Nash is accustomed to helping others.

But on December 9th, it was Nash and her family who would need support when an F2 tornado hit their home and the Homestead community.

Me and my husband Traci, and our therapy dog Millie, we went out and took shelter and about the time that we got in our bathroom, we started hearing the what you hear everybody talking about the train sound and the wind.

She says it was over in about 30 seconds, but that was enough time to destroy the place they've called home for 30 years.

There was water coming in the house.

We could hear outside, so we knew part of our roof was gone and our front porch had been taken away.

The tornado's path and Kentucky first hit Todd County with top estimated winds of 125 miles per hour.

That same tornado then tracked into Logan County and weakened just a hair but still produced winds.

EF2 in strength to 150 miles an hour as a track to the south of Russellville.

Moving right over us for 31 before lifting just south of the Auburn community.

It is reminiscent of the tornado outbreak of December 2021.

We're no stranger to December tornado events here in Kentucky, but that said, they are rather rare.

Have you tried this stuff?

Nash says her community was hit hard two years ago, affecting many families within her school.

As far as family Resource goes, we were often running the whole time helping our families, but.

This time it was Nash on the receiving end of those recovery efforts.

The outpouring of our community was just amazing and just amazing to see everybody pull together during that time and even this time.

It's pretty, pretty amazing to be a part of.

She says.

Immediately after the storm, at least 65 people showed up to help getting all of their belongings out of the house and under cover.

And three and a half hours.

When you live in a small community like we do.

We work together.

We go to church together.

We raised our families together.

And they respond to challenges together.

Stepping up to help when times get tough.

The whole house will have to be gutted because of the rain and the water damage.

But she says that's okay.

She's just thankful everyone is safe.

Her focus now shifting to the repairs and renovation needed to move back home.

It's home.

That's the only place we've lived the whole time we've been married.

We raised our two boys there.

People have asked, Well, will you rebuild there?

And I was like, Yeah, we're not leaving.

Watermelon Road.

We're not going to leave that corner on Watermelon Road, that town.

For Kentucky Edition, I'm Laura Rogers.

Thank you, Laura, and good luck to her.

The National Weather Service says the tornado was on the ground for more than 22 miles.

The same storm produced an EF one tornado that touched down in Bowling Green.