Disaster Date:01/12/2023
Selma, AL
Tornadoes
What Happened
A weather system brought 15 tornadoes to Alabama, including one that killed seven people and another that tracked right through the heart of Selma. Both tornadoes — and several others — were produced by one supercell storm, which traveled more than 82 miles through Alabama and is one of the longest-track tornadoes in state history.
What MDS Is Doing
MDS work will focus on repairs. Anticipate encountering damage that existed before the tornado went through due to extreme poverty in the area.
Location
Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, in the Black Belt region of south central Alabama and extending to the west. Located on the banks of the Alabama River, the city has a population of 17,971 as of the 2020 census.
Weekly Reports
This week in Selma, we were joined by the Marion Schmucker group of 9 volunteers from Nappanee, IN., ranging in age from 15 to 75. This group included three 15-year-olds… one accompanied by his grandfather and another by his father. The temperature...
This week in Selma, we were joined by a youth group of 7 teenagers and 3 adult leaders, from southern Ontario, in the Straffordville area. The temperatures in Selma were fall-like with 30s at night and 60s-70s daytime highs… and some rain mid-week...
