Recovery, cleanup continue after Monday storms
"It's been a wonderful response,"
Bridges was one of several who worked Monday night through most of Tuesday to help those affected by storms and a possible EF-2 tornado that swept through
"Some of us got a little bit of sleep but not a lot," Bridges said.
There were also donations of time and good old-fashioned hard work.
Bridges said the command center had a map with areas squared off. Volunteers who came to the center to work were sent to clear trees and debris from homes.
"They go in certain areas where there's command and people to guide them where they need to be," Bridges said.
Among the items needed most were tarps, gloves, hammers, nails and tack strips for attaching tarps to houses. Bridges said they were still looking for volunteers and donations Tuesday, and they would be back Wednesday if needed.
"The command center will be open until we have everything secure for everyone in our area," Bridges said. "They'll probably work through part of the night, and if we have to start back in the morning, we'll start back."
Anyone interested in helping with recovery and cleanup is asked to contact
"We thank everyone that's pitched in and helped," Bridges said.
Cleaning up
--If a property owner, contact your insurance company regarding removal of construction debris;
--When disposing of vegetative debris, such as trees or branches, do so by burning it on the property, taking it to a landfill or transfer station, or piling it on the backside of the roadside ditch, away from the road and not inside ditches or blocking fire hydrants or mailboxes;
--Separate construction and building materials from vegetative debris when piled on the backside of a ditch; and
--Note that white goods (such as appliances and propane tanks) and household hazardous wastes (such as paints or pesticides) must be disposed of by the homeowner.
"We're telling people if they can get debris to the county right of way, we can pick up every bit of it," Yarbrough said. "We're trying to get it cleaned up and get people back to normalcy as quickly as possible."
'No injuries'
Multiple sources, including
However, several homes and properties sustained damage. The worst was believed to be a house on
"If it weren't for the grandkids, we would have been in our house, so thanks for our grandkids," Schell said.
His daughter-in-law confirmed to
"Next thing we know, everyone is piled in front of our house and there's no house," Schell said. "It's bad. We lost garage, car, house. I don't know what else."
Elsewhere in the county, officials were affected by the storm. Young said Tuesday a LCSO cruiser hydroplaned on
Although the Limestone County EMA released a list of areas to avoid Monday night,
Ellison, along with meteorologist
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