Posts Tagged ‘Tennessee’

The “Cinderella dress” Delana Blevins had so looked forward to wearing to prom just needed a few alterations when the tornadoes ripped through northwest Georgia late last month, blowing it away along with the rest of the tailoring shop. All she found in the rubble was a scrap of beading from the bodice. “I was [...]

Storms that claimed three dozen lives and caused millions of dollars in damage in Tennessee also blew down or severely damaged thousands of trees.

Federal officials already have said several areas are eligible for disaster relief, including 28 counties in Alabama and four in Tennessee. The storms that roared across the South last week flattened churches and crushed the homes of pastors and parishioners in a ragged stretch from Mississippi to Virginia. At least 342 people were killed and [...]

The devastating tornadoes that swept across Alabama and other southern states Wednesday caused widespread power outages, shut down several large manufacturing plants and could disrupt the region’s fragile economic recovery. Most economists say the setback will likely be temporary. Martin Soler, an associate economist at Moody’s Analytics, said Alabama’s economy was already struggling to recover [...]

Per AFP: A powerful tornado which ripped across a small town in Georgia, swept up everything in its past and then roared north into Tennessee, finally dumping a store sign more than 112 miles away.Linda Summitt of Knoxville, Tennessee, could not believe her eyes when she walked into her front yard on Thursday morning and [...]

The number of fatalities in Bradley County still stands at nine, and all of the victims have been identified except one. They are: 1. Kandice Setterfield, 512 Blue Springs Lane. 2. Evelyn Johnson, Leadmine Valley Road and Kelley. 3. Robert King, 78 yo, Old Alabama Road. 4. Lisa Pack, area of 1823 Leadmine Valley Road [...]

Per the Associated Press: A Georgia salon owner and her two daughters — Sky and Stormy — climbed inside a tanning bed while a tornado ripped the roof off their business. A Virginia couple scrambled under their garage’s wooden steps after a twister ripped off their home’s roof. Mississippi mobile home park residents found shelter [...]

Per The Coastal Source: In response to the devastating tornados in Alabama and Georgia, Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is contributing $225,000 to support the efforts of the American Red Cross in affected areas in the two hard-hit states. “Our hearts go out to our friends, neighbors and customers whose lives have been turned [...]

It was bad enough that a tornado obliterated Derrick Keef’s house. Worse still was the heartbreaking scavenger hunt for his most priceless possessions strewn across the devastated neighborhood. His guns were in the ruins of a neighbor’s home. A Christmas heirloom shared space in a ditch with broken glass and jagged nails. And his 7-year-old [...]

Houses looked like they had been blown inside out with the walls down and furniture spilling into the streets. In a parking lot at the University of Alabama, the tornado left behind 20 smashed cars, many of them piled on top of each other. “I don’t want to think now in how much I lost,” [...]