Clay News

Volunteers with the city of Satsuma Sanitation Department join with public works employees from the city of Clay to help remove tornado debris on Spanish Trace in the Paradise Valley community.

Volunteers with the Satsuma, Alabama Sanitation Department join with the City of Clay public works to help remove atorm debris on Spanish Trace in Paradise Valley Wednesday Feb.

FEMA Disaster centers in Center Point and Clay will have new operating hours starting this Sunday.

After a tornado damaged several residential areas in the City of Clay last week, officials with the city sent out a formal request to cities and counties across Alabama for help with recovery efforts.

CLAY, Alabama --- The City of Clay is announcing FEMA will have a disaster relief center set up at the Clay Community Center Friday from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Residents who experienced storm damage can come to the center, at Clay-Palmerdale Road, to sign up for FEMA assistance.

Tarped roofs on homes in the Georgebrook neighborhood in Clay. Hundreds of roofs are tarped after the tornado hit.

CENTER POINT/CLAY, Ala. - The cities of Clay and Center Point are asking neighbors to keep vegetation, construction debris and house hold garbage separate for quicker pick up.

While most of the nation was sleeping, the storm left a 500-yard path of devastation throughout Jefferson County while remaining on the ground for approximately one hour.

Joel Ward of 6232 Jonathan's Way in Trussville searches through a huge debris pile on the street near his home looking for family belongings.

Corey Dixon removes debris and salvages belongings from his home in Clay, Ala., after the area was heavily damaged from a tornado Jan.

The City of Clay is soliciting more donations through its website and Facebook pages for tornado victims and recovery efforts.

Monday marks one week since an EF 3 tornado ripped through Jefferson County. Over the weekend, hundreds of volunteers cleared debris in hard-hit areas like Trussville and Clay.

Lori and Chris Theriot pose with their dog Dawson in front of their home in Clay, Ala., on Friday, Jan.

After a tornado damaged several residential areas in the City of Clay last week, officials with the city sent out a formal request to cities and counties across Alabama for help with recovery efforts.

A man takes rest on a downed tree at his sisters house on Pine road off of Old Springville road after a Tornado touched down in Jefferson County Monday January 23, 2012 in Clay, Ala.

CLAY, Ala. -- Survivors still haunted by memories of last year's tornado outbreak that killed 250 in Alabama are writing checks, donating diapers and standing over hot grills to help victims of the latest twisters to pummel the state.

Soon after they climbed out from underneath a house destroyed by a tornado, Ken and Kim Horton of Clay alerted NorthPark Baptist Church, where they work in the children's ministry.

What pairs well with your couch, a bowl of popcorn and the Super Bowl? How about a wine with a... Ed and June Jones stand in their den with splintered roof rafters from the collapsed roof of their home in Center Point on Wednesday.

Thorn said, "My mom watched on TV as the tornado in April barely missed me and then Monday morning I found myself in a position watching her barely missed by the EF3 in Clay.

A few thousand volunteers are expected to head to Clay and Center Point Saturday morning, giving up their weekend to help those whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Monday's tornadoes, volunteer coordinators said today.