JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA, Ala. — One teenage boy was killed and at least 30 other people were injured after a deadly tornado devastated the towns of Fultondale and Center Point.
Hundreds are without a place to sleep Tuesday night as the clean up efforts continue in Fultondale.
Fultondale High School was among the countless buildings damaged.
Mary Lou Torbert drove a school bus for the city for 25 years. She says when she saw the damage at the school and along New Castle Road, she was devastated.
"That whole hill is just flat, and that was the kids on my school bus. That was my route," said Torbert.
Torbert now lives in South Alabama. She says she couldn't sleep last night and decided to drive back to her home town to check on her parent's property.
"I wasn't here. My parents weren't here," said Torbert. "They drove straight back when they heard."
Torbert said she stayed up last night checking in on friends in the area. She is staying in the area to help with clean up efforts.
"This is my home town. This is my everybody, so I was so upset," said Torbert.
One Fultondale resident said she was scared for her life when taking shelter and said she could feel the powerful suction in her home.
The resident said, "Honestly, I was like you know what, I know where I'm going. If it's my time, it's my time."
She says her home is okay, but her rental home on New Castle Road is completely gone. She says the people living in the home have minor injuries and spent Tuesday morning trying to rescue their pets from the rubble.
Despite the heartache, people impacted by the tornado say the devastation is bringing the community together.
"We're Fultondale strong! We'll come back. We always do," said Torbert.
On Tuesday, several groups of people walked up and down New Castle Road to offer water and snacks to those cleaning up all the fallen limbs and debris caused by the tornado.
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