Tuesday storms deliver solid punch to Alex City
Alex City storm damage By Bryan Henry | May 5, 2021 at 5:32 PM CDT - Updated May 5 at 7:07 PM
ALEX CITY, Ala. (WSFA) - A church fire, flooded schools and multiple downed trees; Alexander City got a little bit of everything as powerful storms made their way across the state Tuesday evening.
The big talker in town is the fire at First United Methodist Church, not far from downtown, that started when lightning struck its bell tower.
“I thought the whole thing was going to fall down,” said Britton Brown, 12, who found it both dramatic and fearful, even as he captured the scene on his cell phone.