Want to Help Oklahoma Tornado 2013 Victims? How To Donate To Red Cross And Other Ways To Contribute To Disaster Relief

A tornado that swept through Oklahoma Monday has left hundreds injured, countless without homes, destroyed businesses and 24 dead, according to an ABC affiliate.

Meteorologists told the Associated Press that the combined power of wind, humidity and rainfall caused the tornado to surpass the destructive capabilities of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in WWII.

Celebrities have pledged millions to disaster relief efforts. Here is what you can do to help the victims:

1. Text REDCROSS to 90999. This is an automatic $10 donation. Donations may also be made on the Red Cross' website. Food, clothes and water may also be brought directly to designated Red Cross locations.

2. The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma is accepting donations on its website. Or text FOOD to 32333. Each text is an automatic $10 donation. The food bank is coordination with regional and national charities to provide hot meals to victims who have lost or been barred from their homes.

3. The Salvation Army is also accepting donations via its website or text message. Text storm to 80888 to make a $10 contribution. Physical donations may be made at participating locations.

4. To help furry and feathered friends, the Oklahoma Humane Society is accepting donations on its website.

5. The United Way of Central Oklahoma is accepting donations on its website. Phone and mail donations can also be made. Call calling (405) 523-3598, (405) 523-3597 or (405) 236-8441 for phone donations or send checks to United Way of Central Oklahoma, P.O. Box 837, Oklahoma City, OK 73101. The United Way asks that all who donate by mail make a note that it's for May Tornadoes Relief Fund.

6. Those in Oklahoma who are able to access the Internet and find anything appearing to be valuable or sentimental, such as family photos, may post pictures of their findings to the OK Tornado Doc & Picture Recovery Facebook page. The page was set up for victims looking for lost sentimental possessions that may be found strewn among the debris. Leslie Hagelberg of Tulsa set up the page. One item is said to have been found 250 miles away from the disaster site.

7. If you are looking for a loved one, check safeandwell.org. Victims of the tornado may register on the site to make their name available for search in order to alert their families that they are safe.