U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville toured the destruction for the first time Thursday alongside EMA Director Ernie Baggott and newly appointed Autauga County Sheriff Mark Harrell.
AUTAUGA COUNTY, Ala. - It’s been one week since an EF-3 tornado tore through Autauga County, killing seven people and damaging or destroying hundreds of homes.
The tornado’s path was almost a mile wide, packing winds of up to 150 mph, and stayed on the ground for an hour and a half.“Looks like in the next day or two, we’re going to have volunteers going out door-to-door handing out supplies from the donation center, and right now, we’ve got power on to all the homes that can have power, so we’re moving forward,” said County EMA Director Ernie Baggott.U.S.
“This is tough, you know, we lost lives and lost a lot of property and had people hurt, had people displaced,” Tuberville said.“The kids were in school, people were at work, it happened in the middle of the day, and it could’ve been worse, but if you lose one life, it’s really bad, and we lost several, and our prayers go out to them,” Tuberville said.
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