On April 27, 2011, tornadoes came within a few miles of my house. The worst devastation was from an EF-5 that made a track 132 miles long and went right through Harvest, Alabama. They say it was 1/2 a mile to 3/4 mile wide and it was just over a mile from my home. Winds were over 210 mph, and 70 lives were lost - 6 in Harvest, and 2 in nearby Toney. Other places such as Hackleburg and Phil Campbell saw total destruction. Hackleburg, Alabama lost over 1% of its small town population in the storms. So many were affected, and so much was lost. We are so thankful that our home has such little damage in comparison. Please be respectful of these pictures, as they depict such tragedy in numerous lives. (Click on any image to enlarge.)
This used to be a Piggly Wiggly, a Texaco gas station, and a Sure Save Pharmacy.
This used to be a two-story home - probably valued $400k - $800k
Total destruction of this home
Right through the middle... hard to get a good photo from the road b/c of the huge pile of rubble in front of the house.
"4 Sale Fixer Upper" - a bit of humor among all the loss
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