โCommunity always comes togetherโ: What happened after the deadly Evergreen tornado five years ago
EVERGREEN, Va. โ Wednesday marks five years since a violent tornado with winds up to 145 miles per hour tore through Appomattox County, leading to one personโs death and several othersโ injuries. Hereโs his account of what happened on Feb. 25, 2016, the day after the tornado, when he visited Evergreen:I remember traveling to Evergreen the day after the tornado. When youโre on-air tracking severe weather, in your mind youโre hoping and praying that the storm is behaving itself and that itโs not doing any damage at all to the communities youโre talking about on TV. And the scenes from Evergreen were like what I saw in Tornado Alley, not in Virginia. I remember meeting the Appomattox County High School softball team as they were cleaning up debris left behind.
Evergreen revived 5 years after deadly Appomattox County tornado
A violent EF-3 tornado with winds of up to 165 miles per hour tore through Appomattox County leaving one person dead and several others hurt. Evergreen resident Nancy Harris still replays the memories in her mind as that day turned her entire world upside down. It was just kind of like you were in a bad dream and youโd hope that youโd wake up,โ Harris said. โKeith and I were blessed with 54 years to be married, and itโs a sad time too now, but he wouldโve wanted me to keep going and doing,โ she said. โItโs been a hard, hard time but God has looked after me.โAdNancy says sheโs so thankful for the incredible support from her community, her family and for everyone who helped her rebuild.
2016's Stop 19: Appomattox County
APPOMATTOX COUNTY (WSLS 10) - Stop 19 on the Virginia Proud Weather Tour took Jeff Haniewich and Lindsey Ward to Evergreen, three months after a deadly tornado hit. On Tuesday, WSLS 10 announced Rebuilding Hope, a partnership between WSLS 10, God's Pit Crew and Spirit FM to rebuild the home of Nancy Harris. Not only did Harris lose her home, she also lost her husband when the tornado hit February 24. On Wednesday, Jeff will be in Halifax County.