ALBANY — Baker, Dougherty, Worth, Turner and Wilcox counties were slammed Jan. 22 by an EF3 tornado that packed 150 mph winds and traveled nearly 71 miles in a northeast direction, starting several miles north of Newton and ending up near Abbeville in Wilcox County, leaving a swath that was, in places, a mile and…
Choctaw Co. suffers major tornado damage
CHOCTAW COUNTY, Ala. (WTOK) – Residents in Choctaw County are trying to pick up the pieces after a strong storm hit near Toxey early Saturday morning. “We’ve seen anything from minor structural damage all the way to homes demolished,” said Tyler Davidson, Choctaw County’s Emergency Management Director. Emergency crews were out all day taking damage…
Communities and families work to recover after McMinn County tornadoes
MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. — Communities and families try to recover after tornadoes tore through the area one week ago. The National Weather Service says an EF-2 tornado injured 20 people and caused heavy damage to the Deerfield Estates area in McMinn County. Some homes are demolished. Other are barely left standing. “It looks like a…
Tornado batters Ocoee community in Polk County
OCOEE, Tenn. — Families, volunteers and emergency responders continue to pick up the pieces in the wake of a storm that left two dead in the Ocoee community in Polk County early Wednesday morning. The National Weather Service confirmed a category EF-3 tornado, characterized by wind speeds of between 136 and 165 mph, struck the…