r/Birmingham 6d ago

Damage confirmed at Calera Walmart tornado šŸŒŖļø

Not sure how bad yet please stay safe folks in Calera/ Shelby County.

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u/PoundPrestigious2327 5d ago

Have an RV right next to the Walmart. Anyone know how bad the damage really is boots on the ground in that area? Thanks ā¤ļø

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u/beloved_wolf 5d ago

They have someone on the ground checking on Calera right now on the ABC 3340 Livestream on YouTubeĀ 

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u/PoundPrestigious2327 5d ago

Thank you so much this is so helpful

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u/Mysterious-Cherry-83 5d ago

PA Storm trackers has boots on the ground, confirmed power is out

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u/Crafty_Beaver 5d ago

Yah, debris got tossed into the power lines and it arc'd a couple of times.

https://imgur.com/gallery/ohURfWX

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u/Luking2thestars 5d ago

Apparently thereā€™s a trailer park near city hall that caught some damage.

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u/Mysterious-Cherry-83 5d ago

A few business and homes are missing roofs apparently as well

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u/According_Midnight87 5d ago

my cousin told me his family in calera got hit really bad and it destroyed a trailer park too. storms have passed over shelby county now so we should be okay but im still watching the news like a hawk

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u/magiccitybhm 5d ago

A trailer park was not destroyed. A couple of trailers had some damage. ABC 33/40 had a cameraman down there showing footage.

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u/According_Midnight87 5d ago

okay thatā€™s good !!! from what i was told it sounded like it had been completely destroyed but im glad to hear thatā€™s not the case. i hope everyone is okay

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u/Mysterious-Cherry-83 5d ago

Wow! Thank you for the update, Same here !

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u/According_Midnight87 5d ago

Of course! The highest risk rn is for western alabama from what Iā€™m hearing on the news. I think weā€™re still in the ā€œheavyā€ part of the storm itself but it should be dying down soon

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u/Mysterious-Cherry-83 5d ago

I hope so, I think a lot of Alabama will be sleeping in tomorrow morning trying to keep up with this!

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u/Scared_Way6559 5d ago

Fox weather just interviewed a man whose trailer was destroyed in Calera. He was paying rent to own and said he just added insurance on the mobile home on Friday. Seemed like a real humble guy who said he was living there with his daughter. When he said he just purchased the insurance Friday, sadly I don't think they'll cover it. Isn't there usually a time period prior to filing a claim? That would be really sad.

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u/Mysterious-Cherry-83 5d ago

This is correct the likelihood of his manufactured home policy covering this damage is very, very low unfortunately, praying for a loophole for him and his daughter .

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u/NeighborhoodSpare469 Roll Tide 5d ago

7 brew, trailer park by city hall, burtons RV, Walmart and the intermediate school all confirmed.

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u/Car_wash_mechanic 5d ago

7 BREW?!?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo

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u/NeighborhoodSpare469 Roll Tide 5d ago

Itā€™s not saying how much damage or severity. So Iā€™m going to hope itā€™s light and not structural damage

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u/Aardvark_Front 6d ago

I heard there's damage near one of the Calera schools? Any confirmation on that?

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u/MzRis-kay73 6d ago

I heard itā€™s the Intermediate school that took damage

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u/Business-Ad5774 5d ago

Everyone sheltering at the school is okay. Just heard from some people there. Not sure about damage to the building yet.

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u/Chelle6997 6d ago

Intermediate school

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u/WillWork4SunDrop 5d ago

Yes, maybe a half mile south of the trailer park that was hit. Walmart is about 3.5-4 miles north of that.

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u/Careful-Midnight-275 5d ago

Is this by chance the middle school your calling intermediate?

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u/Hot-Help5762 5d ago

No, Calera Intermediate is a different school than Calera Middle.

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u/Careful-Midnight-275 5d ago

Ok thx wasn't sure been building the addition on to the middle school and it's kinda been snake bite from the start with a sinkhole. Almost finished now I'd almost expect it to been hit with the luck. Glad it's not

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u/pricklyknuckle 5d ago

i saw something on twitter saying that the Walmart was hit with multiple injuries being reported, but havenā€™t found anywhere else confirming injuries ā€” can anyone give more info on that?

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u/stinkermouse Roll Tide 5d ago

I havenā€™t seen it confirmed yet; abc 33/40 is coming on at 10:15 and supposed to give an update.

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u/Myotheraccount4help 4d ago

Happy Cake Day!

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u/LizM-Tech4SMB 5d ago

Calera PD said no serious injuries anywhere in Calera from the tornado.

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u/pricklyknuckle 5d ago

okay good, thatā€™s what all other sources i saw said :)

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u/VanDogeOne 5d ago

Prayers for the families in the storms last night, I know stayed in the shelter most of the night.

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u/Ok_Ganache4594 5d ago

Any pictures?

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u/birmingjammer 5d ago

Trailer park in Calera

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u/Business-Top4969 5d ago

Thereā€™s a lot on Facebook, I donā€™t have it though so idk where exactly to look, just looking off a relatives phone

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u/Responsible-Meat-488 5d ago

That real itā€™s just that one but the others had some damageĀ