Wetumpka Continues Recovery From Saturday Tornado

Alabama News Center | January 21, 2019 @ 5:00 am

By Justin Averette

Buzzing chainsaws and beeps from backhoes provided a booming soundtrack Monday to work in Wetumpka as the city continues to recover from a weekend tornado.

Hundreds of volunteers came out to offer a helping hand – assisting victims as they pack up their belongings, feeding first responders and removing downed trees and other debris.

About 35 homes and two historic churches were damaged or destroyed in Saturday afternoon’s twister, which the National Weather Service estimates had winds of 135 miles per hour.

More than 300 volunteers were on site by lunchtime Monday. That’s after more than 700 volunteered Sunday.

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