PLANTERSVILLE, Ala. (WSFA) – The tornado that ripped through the Dallas County community of Plantersville only lasted a few minutes, but the debris it left behind could remain for months. Folks from near and afar have been working diligently to provide some relief.
“We just have had so much outpouring of love and kindness,” said Abby Wright, who lives about a mile away from the devastation. She spoke while delivering supplies via golf cart. ”not just our people here but also from Tennessee, Florida, and Pennsylvania,” she explained.
Power has been restored for the most part. The latest update from Alabama Power shows fewer than 50 people remain without it.
Still, donations are needed. Residents say supplies can be dropped off at Plantersville Baptist Church or Plantersville Volunteer Fire Department.
There’s also still a need for debris removal.
“The clearing of debris is where we are right now,” Wright explained. “Debris and prayers, there’s so much going on behind the scenes right now.”
Residents are dealing with the damage while still coming to terms with what happened.
Chase Macomb was sheltering in a home on Lovelady Drive, across the street from where both storm deaths in Plantersville happened. The house he was staying in had roof damage but is still salvageable.
“I don’t cry, and I got very teary-eyed, it got me,” he recalled. “When I walked out there and seen [the damage], there’s supposed to be a house right there, that was a beautiful shop, beautiful trees over here, and you walk outside it’s all gone, it’s crazy.”
The tornado was classified as an EF-3 by the National Weather Service, making it the strongest confirmed tornado of the weekend in Alabama.
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