City of Wetumpka Reflects on Damaging Tornado, Two Years Later
On January 19, 2019, an EF2 tornado hit parts of Wetumpka near downtown, damaging several businesses and homes, thankfully leaving no injuries or fatalities. The First Baptist Church and city police station were heavily damaged, forcing the police station to relocate. Among damaged was First Presbyterian Church which was destroyed. Pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Jonathan Yarboro, says the city…