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TOWN CREEK â Rhonda Lovett remembers watching the weather on television in her Town Creek home one year ago today when she heard a roar.
âI was standing in the kitchen and yelled to my husband Wayne, âLetâs go,ââ she said. That was the last thing she said she remembers for about six weeks.
On Dec. 16, 2019, an EF2 tornado struck their singlewide mobile home on Lawrence County 265, also known as Blue Hollow Road, sending both Lovetts to Birmingham hospitals in critical condition. The twister also killed two people and injured two others in the neighborhood.
In August, Wayne Lovett, 64, Rhonda s husband of 45 years, died from head injuries sustained in the storm. Killed when the tornado struck a home across Blue Hollow Road were Justin Chase Godsey, 35, and his wife Keisha Cross Godsey, 34. Their son, Landen, 8, and neighbor Marcus Johnson also were severely injured.
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By Michael Wetzel The Decatur Daily, Ala. (TNS) and Tribune Media Services
Rhonda Lovett remembers watching the weather on television in her Town Creek home one year ago today when she heard a roar.
“I was standing in the kitchen and yelled to my husband Wayne, ‘Let’s go,’” she said. That was the last thing she said she remembers for about six weeks.
On Dec. 16, 2019, an EF2 tornado struck their singlewide mobile home on Lawrence County 265, also known as Blue Hollow Road, sending both Lovetts to Birmingham hospitals in critical condition. The twister also killed two people and injured two others in the neighborhood.
One year anniversary of devastating Town Creek tornado
One year since tornado outbreak in Town Creek By Michael Wetzel and WAFF 48 Digital Staff | December 16, 2020 at 9:07 AM CST - Updated December 16 at 10:23 AM
TOWN CREEK, Ala. (WAFF) - Today marks one year since a tornado outbreak that devastated lives and property in Lawrence County.
According to our news partners with the Decatur Daily, Rhonda Lovett remembers watching the weather on television in her Town Creek home one year ago today when she heard a roar.
“I was standing in the kitchen and yelled to my husband Wayne, ‘Let’s go,’” she said. That was the last thing she said she remembers for about six weeks.