The Friday-night storms that spawned a Baltimore tornado also cost a Harford County family their house and two dogs.

Brandon and Amanda Kriebel’s home on Schuster Road, just east of Jarrettsville Pike, was struck by lightning and caught fire at about 6:10 p.m., confirmed the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s office.

The couple and their two daughters, aged 9 and 10, were out celebrating Amanda’s birthday during the storms.

The house was destroyed, and the Kriebels’ dogs — Reese, a 7-year-old chocolate lab, and Midge, a 16-year-old Chihuahua/Pomeranian mix — did not survive the fire.

Now, the Jarrettsville community is rallying around the family. An online fundraiser (set up by Brandon Kriebel’s sister-in-law) had already brought in more than $41,000 by Monday, surpassing the $25,000 goal.

The Jarrettsville Creamery & Deli is donating $1 for every ice cream scoop through May 26.

The shop posted on Facebook: “Our hearts go out to the Kriebel family, whose home was struck by lightning Friday evening. We can’t begin to imagine what they’re going through at this time. Our thoughts and prayers are with them. Join us in coming together as a community to help them during this very difficult time.”

J’Ville Grille is hosting a fundraiser May 28, with 20% of sales from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. going to the family. Musician Shane Grimm is volunteering to play at the fundraiser and he has already donated $700 to the Kriebels. Raffle tickets are also on sale now for the event. More information is on their Facebook page.

The Salem Lutheran Children’s Center is also accepting gift cards to Target, Old Navy, and Barnes & Noble, as well as cash and checks, for the family, through June 6.

The preschool, on Norrisville Road, wrote on Facebook: “The Kriebel family was and always will be a Salem family.”

The State Fire Marshal’s office said that “firefighters arrived within six minutes and discovered heavy fire throughout the house. Due to the home’s location, firefighters used numerous tankers to extinguish the fire. Although the home had fire sprinklers, investigators determined that fire had most probably originated within the attic, where sprinklers are not located, and rapidly spread throughout the home.”

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