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2011 Tornados/Alabama

Images of Preparedness, Mitigation, Recovery

19 photos
Updated: August 31, 2011 | Created: August 31, 2011
Rainsville, Ala., August 22, 2011— Officer Tim Devlin of the Rainsville Police Department discusses upcoming plans with other Rainsville resident...

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Birmingham, Ala., August 23, 2011 -- James Crawford III, HPA Engineer, FEMA, discusses the safety features of theof the Safe Room model with Cra...

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Fultondale, Ala., August 9, 2011 -- Carpenters rebuilding the Black Creek Station community of Fultondale, Alabama, originally built less than a y...

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Holt, Ala., August 19, 2011—Welders straighten steel to repair a section of Hurricane Creek Train Bridge, after an April 27th tornado ripped throu...

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Pleasant Grove, Ala., August 17, 2011 -- Amist the scene of rebuilding after destruction, a figurine quoting a bible verse remains in a yard among...

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Rainsville, Ala., August 22, 2011— Throughout Rainsville, homes are quickly being rebuilt and restored. Aproximately 28 miles of Rainsville, inc...

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Holt, Ala., August 19, 2011— Construction workers build the foundation to repair a section of Hurricane Creek Train Bridge, after an April 27th to...

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Pleasant Grove, Ala., August 17, 2011 -- Laborers lay concrete block, the foundation for a new home replacing the home completely destroyed in the...

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Pleasant Grove, Ala., August 17, 2011 -- Laborers cover roof trusses with plywood, rebuilding a roof from a home nearly destroyed in the April 27t...

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Pleasant Grove, Ala., August 17, 2011 -- Two rocking chairs mark the former entrance of a Pleasant Grove home, where only three and a half months...

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Rainsville, Ala., August 22, 2011 —Albie Lewis, Deputy FCO (Federal Coordinating Officer DR-1971-AL), shares a laugh with local residents during a...

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Holt, Ala., August 19, 2011— A bulldozer hoists concrete buckets to repair a section of Hurricane Creek Train Bridge, after an April 27th tornado ...

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Tuscaloosa, Ala., August 19, 2011— Construction continues in the Forest Lake Community of Tuscaloosa, AL. On April 27, the Forest Lake area was de...

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Rainsville , Ala., August 22, 2011 -- Bejan Taheri (recovery committee chair for Rainsville, AL) holds Travis Owens (a 4 ½-month-old Rainsville re...

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Holt, Ala., August 29, 2011—Big sister Takishia Tillman, one of Holt’s youngest residents quietly observe a Long-Term Community Recovery meeting a...

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Holt, Ala., August 29, 2011—Holt citizens share what Holt means to them during a Long-Term Community Recovery meeting at Holt High school. “Holt ...

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Rainsville, Ala., August 22, 2011 -- Plainview High School resumed classes on Aug 15, facilitated in 37 classroom modular units and a portable res...

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Fultondale, Ala., August 9, 2011 -- Carpenters rebuilding the Black Creek Station community of Fultondale, Alabama, originally built less than a y...

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Fultondale, Ala., August 9, 2011 -- Carpenters rebuilding the Black Creek Station community of Fultondale, Alabama, originally built less than a y...

id: 50076 | 0.25MB