An Alabama engine mechanic took refuge in a shipping container as a tornado from a violent storm decimated his shop and killed his neighbors
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The storm passed and they emerged, only to find the body of his neighbor in the street, he said. Another neighbor up the road had also died, a family member said..“I guess we did a lot better than most. We got damage, but we’re still here,” Hollon, 52, said in an interview Saturday as he walked amidst the remains of his garage, stepping through a field littered with battered cars, shattered glass, snapped tree branches, splintered wood and other debris.
“The trailer should be here, and now it’s not,” Johnson said, pointing to a slab covered in debris, “And it is all over the place now.” Autauga County officials said the tornado had winds of at least 136 mph and leveled damage consistent with an EF3, two steps below the most powerful category of twister. County authorities have said at least a dozen people were hospitalized and about 40 homes were destroyed or seriously damaged, including mobile homes that were launched into the air.Article content
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said the damage was felt across his state. Some of the worst reports emerged from Troup County near the Georgia-Alabama line, where more than 100 homes were hit. “I called my daughter and said, ‘You do not have time to get out, you’ve got to get somewhere now,”‘ Johnson said, her voice cracking. “And she said, ‘I’m getting in the tub. If the house is messed up I’ll be in the tub area.”
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