Former Columbians are tornado victims
Former Columbia residents Wayne and Barb Young, along with their mother-in-law Mary Ellen Kise, escaped serious injury when a tornado ripped through Prattville, Alabama on Sunday afternoon around 3:15 p.m.
A friend of the family, who talks with Mrs. Kise each Sunday said that Wayne Young sustained a cut on his leg and was taken to a local hospital. His wife and mother-in-law were not hurt.
The tornado, according to the Montgomery Advertiser, a newspaper in the area, was one of nine that touched down in Alabama on Sunday.
The newspaper said that more than 200 homes were damaged or destroyed, with the Young home being one of them. While there were no deaths, the newspaper reported 27 people suffered minor injuries when the tornado struck.
More than 9,000 homes in the Prattville area lost power.
The Red Cross is assisting finding shelter for those affected by the tornado.
A friend of the family, who talks with Mrs. Kise each Sunday said that Wayne Young sustained a cut on his leg and was taken to a local hospital. His wife and mother-in-law were not hurt.
The tornado, according to the Montgomery Advertiser, a newspaper in the area, was one of nine that touched down in Alabama on Sunday.
The newspaper said that more than 200 homes were damaged or destroyed, with the Young home being one of them. While there were no deaths, the newspaper reported 27 people suffered minor injuries when the tornado struck.
More than 9,000 homes in the Prattville area lost power.
The Red Cross is assisting finding shelter for those affected by the tornado.
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