East Albany tornado leaves wake of destruction

By Jon Gosa

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January 23, 2017

Damage from a 2017 tornado included this mobile home in Dougherty County. Residents of Albany and unincorporated Dougherty County could qualify for storm-recovery funding to repair or replace houses damaged by three 2017 storms.
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Search and rescue workers continued the grisly task Monday of searching for victims of a deadly tornado that struck east Albany Sunday, leaving at least four dead and several neighborhoods in shambles.

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Doreen Allen stands in front of the devastated Paradise Village Mobile Home Park on Holly Drive in Albany Monday, looking over the destruction of Sunday’s deadly tornado. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

Rescue workers search through the debris on Holly Drive in Southeast Albany Monday in the aftermath of a deadly tornado that struck the region Sunday. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

The front door of a destroyed mobile home lies in a pile of rubble Monday, part of the devastation of a deadly tornado that struck Sunday afternoon. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

Residents of Paradise Village Mobile Home Park on Holly Drive in Albany console each other Monday amid the destruction of Sunday’s tornado. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

Emergency crews sift through the wreckage of a mobile home park that was destroyed by a deadly tornado that hit east Albany Sunday. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

Traffic chokes U.S. Highway 19 at the intersection of Holly Drive the Monday after a deadly tornado tore through east Albany. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

Downed power lines and broken utility poles block the entrance to a Dougherty County business after a deadly twister tore through east Albany Sunday. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

Pieces of utility poles dangle from power lines following the devastating tornado that ravaged east Albany Sunday. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

Emergency responders and area residents make their way through the debris strewn streets of an east Albany neighborhood the Monday following Sunday’s deadly tornado. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

East Albany residents walk through the tornado-ravaged area near Ponciana Avenue Monday. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

In addition to a deadly tornado that claimed four lives, the storm systems that slammed through Dougherty County over the weekend also bourght heavy rains that forced Radium Springs out of its banks. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

Search and rescue continue to be a top priority following a devastating tornado that tore through East Albany Sunday afternoon. Here search and rescue workers sift through the wreckage of a home in the Paradise Village mobile home park on Holly Drive. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

Residents appear to be retrieving lost items from one of the areas where a tornado struck east Albany Sunday. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

Downed utility lines and poles line Holly Drive following Sunday’s devastating tornado in east Albany. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

Emergency crews sift through the wreckage of a mobile home park that was destroyed by a deadly tornado that hit east Albany Sunday. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

Oliterated utility poles are a common sight in east Albany following the deadly tornado that tore through the area Sunday. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

Residents work to clear trees off the roof of a home in east Albany Monday after it was damaged by falling trees during Sunday’s deadly tornado. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

A piece of a children’s toy lies in the wreckage left behind by Sunday’s devastating east Albany tornado. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

Many east Albany residents were in need of medical attention after a deadly tornado wripped through Dougherty County Sunday afternoon. (Staff Photo: Jon Gosa)

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