South Cobb and Alabamians Face the Morning After the Storms

On Wednesday, severe winds and tornadoes ripped through North Georgia and throughout Alabama, including Tuscaloosa, destroying homes, buildings and lives. One year ago, I was there in Tuscaloosa earning my master’s degree in community journalism from the University of Alabama. Needless to say, the tornado hit home for me. Watching the videos of the damage there is difficult and heartbreaking.

As a Nashville native, I can say that I’ve experienced my share of tornadoes, so I probably do not get as scared as others, but the aftermath is still just as breathtaking and just as devastating.

If you ride the Silver Comet Trail, which is within walking distance to where I live, it will lead you to the last place I lived and worked in Jacksonville and Anniston, Ala.

I know that many people here are from Alabama and have loved ones there still.

Here at South Cobb Patch, our hearts and prayers go out to them.

If you have stories or photos you would like to share with us from the damage here or damage your loved ones have seen in Alabama, please forward that information to Editor Kiri Walton at kiri.walton@patch.com or you can upload your photos and videos to this article and leave your comments below.