'Path of destruction'
Downtown Cullman hit by tornado
CULLMAN — Portions of the City of Cullman were leveled by tornadoes Wednesday afternoon, and nothing but darkened rubble remained of some city blocks by sundown, as widespread electrical outages have left virtually the entire county without power.
Agencies ranging from Cullman Police and fire, Alabama State Troopers, the National Guard and volunteer fire departments responded to the city, and helped search several blocks in the northeast section of downtown for survivors.
As of Wednesday night, four injuries and no fatalities had been reported in the city (one death was reported earlier in the day in Johnson’s Crossing from a storm), and officials say most of the initial search and rescue operations have been completed.
“The storms followed a path of destruction through downtown and toward the Larkwood community,” Cullman Police Chief Kenny Culpepper said. “There is a lot of damage, with trees down on homes and things like that.”
Authorities are cordoning off the heavily damaged area of downtown, and a curfew was instituted Wednesday night within that perimeter.
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