Lake Martin tornado damage

Wednesday evening, a tornado tore threw Lake Martin and destroyed many homes.  Power has been out and it may be a week or more before power is restored.  We were lucky enough, in Atlanta, being spared by the storms that roared through the South, but our lake house was not so lucky.  I received a call Wednesday night from one of our lake neighbors to tell me that our lake house was severely damaged.  1/4 of our roof was torn off, thrown into the neighbors yard, our large screen porch was ripped off completely, a window broken and tons of debris and trees were down.  In our small cove, four houses were completely destroyed, down to the foundation.  We weren't exactly lucky, but lucky enough to have the main part of our house intact and very lucky that no one was injured.
We visited the house today and it was amazing to see how everyone was pulling together to help everyone clean up.  State Troopers were stationed to check proof of residency to make sure there isn't any looting.  The Red Cross was already set up and Alabama Power had crews stationed all over, they looked like ants.  They were pulling lines from the lake, staking new polls, and working non-stop.  Everyone was working non-stop.  Our neighbors' sons put tarp on our roof as we took a ride around a portion of the lake to see the damage.
We are still waiting waiting on our actual insurance adjuster to contact us, but our insurance company has called several times.  We need to get things started.  Everyone else on the lake has....
The news of the damage to Lake Martin has not really made the news, as Tuscaloosa and the Birmingham area has, but they are still finding people from the rubble and a few lives were lost in the area, actual numbers haven't been confirmed.  After seeing it all first hand, it is hard to stomach.  Although, being around our neighbors, it was inspiring to see how everyone has pulled together.

To see all of the photos of the area, click on my Snapfish link:

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