Generous residents of the mid-Ohio valley have contributed more than $10,000 to aid in disaster relief for Parkersburg, Iowa.

WTAP and the American Red Cross Mid-Ohio Valley Chapter joined forces to collect donations since the holiday weekend tornado struck.

The Iowa community of almost 2000 residents was almost flattened by an F5 tornado over the holiday weekend.

Live news reports from an NBC affiliate in nearby Waterloo, Iowa have brought the devastation into homes in the Parkersburg, WV region.

Volunteers and WTAP staff members made appeals on the air to help raise funds for the Red Cross Disaster Relief fund.

By the end of the on-air appeal, $10,600 had been collected and counted, with more checks coming in the mail and expected to arrive before week's end.

Those who would like to donate can still mail checks made payable to the Mid-Ohio Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross, American Red Cross
220 E 8th Street, Parkersburg, WV 26101