Posted on 01/13/2023 3:41:26 AM PST by blueplum
A giant storm system billowing across the South on Thursday killed at least six people in central Alabama, where a savage tornado ripped roofs off homes and uprooted trees in historic Selma.
In Autauga County, Alabama, 41 miles northeast of Selma, at least six fatalities were confirmed and an estimated 40 homes were damaged or destroyed by a tornado that cut a 20-mile path across two rural communities...
...southeast of Atlanta, the storm appeared to have knocked a freight train off its tracks, officials said.
Officials in Griffin, south of Atlanta, told local news outlets that multiple people had been trapped inside an apartment complex after trees fell on it....
...School systems in at least six Georgia counties on the southern fringes of metro Atlanta canceled classes on Friday. Those systems enroll a total of 90,000 students.....
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Brushcutter is a tool you will come to appreciate having. Nature has a way of re-taking property FAST.
Beware the sprouting of poison ivy EVERYWHERE you cut the brush. Also it’s especially potent in the spring with new growth.
Glad you have a Habersham escape-pod. You likely already know this but Dillard is a nice place, good local eateries, and the Ingles there is top notch for a 100 miles ;-). Well, maybe 30 miles ...
I especially recommend the Dairy Queen in Dillard. Can’t beat a large milkshake after a hard day’s labor on your property.
I had a cabin on screamer mountain in Clayton for a long time and planned to retire there but in the end we decided that the Cornelia area was a better fit because my BIL is not doing well and we need to stay closer to my sister who is in Gainesville. Have spent a lot of time in Dillard. Its a great little town.
Brain farther. Everything I said about Dillard was for Clayton. DOH!
I thought you meant the Ingles in Clayton. Have shopped there many times. 😉
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