Right now I am standing in Alabama in the middle of the devastation left by the massive F5 tornado that came through Mount Hope. There are no words to describe how horrible the scene is other than to say it looks like a war zone. My heart goes out to the families affected by this horrible natural disaster. I will post the photos I’ve taken with my cell phone and photos and videos when I have internet access. I’m sharing this from my phone. The scene here is far worse than I ever imagined, and my photos only show a smidgen of the damage.
Outside the Lynch farm we found a few signs. This one was thanking volunteers. Another said "Looters Will Be Shot". Looting has been a major problem.
Found on the Crosby farm, a tree ripped in half by the F5 tornado and a trailer upside down a few feet from it's foundation.
Another look at the upside down mobile home (tarped because it's been ripped apart), and the twisted up horse trailer.
Can you believe three people were inside this camper when the F5 tornado picked it up and threw it? I talked to one of the survivers, and he can't believe he's still alive.
Across from the Crosby farm another family owned 4 chicken houses. All were destroyed, and left behind was a massive pile of dead chickens and debri. This is about a week after cleanup began, and you can see there is still a lot left to do.
Everything in the tornado's path was leveled. Notice the old building foundation and trees broken of like tooth picks.
A pile of various power lines and wire found on the property during cleanup and more damage in the background.
This is the pile of belongings salvaged from the 4 trailers on the Crosby's property. There isn't much left, and most of it is not only dirty but damaged.
This is the family's new home. The coolers and boxes outside contain donations from Red Cross to keep them and the animals still on the property fed. The two older boys are living here, the younger children are spread out with other neighbors who could take them in, and most of the adults are still hospitalized with serious injuries.
When driving through the hard hit areas we found piles like this everywhere along the side of the roads. These piles are what had to be cut and removed from the roads so emergency crews could get into the area.
A leveled block building in the middle of town (taken through the truck window)
