Eighteen months after a series of tornadoes ripped across the Southeast, one destroyed Alabama town looks exactly the same as the day it was hit. A chain-link fence now surrounds the small downtown, blocking off the crumbling buildings.
In this Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012 photo, Cordova, Ala. , Fire Chief Dean Harbison gestures as he discusses the town’s tornado-damaged downtown. Photo: AP. Eighteen months after a series of tornadoes ripped across the Southeast, one destroyed Alabama town looks exactly the same as the day it was hit. A chain-link fence now surrounds the small downtown, blocking off the crumbling buildings.