'He lost everything': Volunteers helping those affected by storm damage in Calera

'He lost everything': Volunteers helping those affected by storm damage in Calera

Tragedy strikes Calera leaving many without shelter, damaged homes, clothes, and furniture spread out across the city.

Calera recovering after tornado hits community - Shelby County Reporter

By NOAH WORTHAM | Managing Editor CALERA – Members of the community are working together to clean up debris after straight-line winds and a tornado devastated Calera the night of Saturday, March 15. According to survey work by the U.S. National Weather Service Birmingham, located in Calera, damage consistent with at least an EF-1 tornado with winds of 90 mph was found in Shelby County in Calera. According to Shelby County Coroner Lina Evans, the…

Search underway for people possibly injured when storm hit Calera mobile home park

Searches are underway for people possibly injured when storms blew through Calera as severe weather swept Alabama Saturday night. Authorities said as of 9 p.m. no injuries had been reported or confirmed.

Calera, Alabama tornado: Walmart, trailer park damaged as twister heads toward Chelsea

A wave of storms reportedly swept into Alabama on Saturday, March 15.

Tornado warnings roll across Alabama; thousands without power

A wave of destructive storms carved a path of destruction from Mississippi through Alabama late Saturday.

Alabama churches damaged in storms, including one sheltering neighbors • Biblical Recorder

MIGNON, Ala. — At least two Alabama Baptist churches sustained damage in the storms Saturday evening, March 15 — Calera Baptist from a tornado, and Mignon Baptist in Sylacauga from flooding. Alabama was one of many states impacted by a weekend of deadly storms. Mignon Baptist was sheltering between 80 and 100 people in its [...]Read More...