Tennessee tornado cleanup faces a long road to completion

Extensive damage left Selmer Tennessee stuck in time at the exact moment a strong EF- tornado ripped through the town over a month ago The tornado's mile per hour winds were strong enough to shred well-built homes and businesses on April The McNairy County Crisis Management Agency communicated that buildings were damaged by the tornado Among them were perfectly destroyed The Jesus Cares Thrift Store was a total loss according to the owner The roof and back wall of the store collapsed Only about of the merchandise was salvageable This was the main location that families and everybody came to when they needed something Mayor Sherry Inman explained TORNADO ALLEY SHIFTS TO THE SOUTHEAST STORM SHELTERS BECOME MORE POPULARThe thrift store was a non-profit that built tiny homes across the street for those in need The tornado damaged all the tiny homes but the thrift store's owner disclosed none were wholly destroyed Inman estimated the tornado caused an estimated million in damage There's no timeline for cleanup but she stated it could take up to a year About tons of natural debris have been taken to the county landfill It's devastating It's something that you just try to consistently prepare for but you can't Inman explained The weather event killed five people in Selmer including Jamarcus McGowan He died two days before his daughter Jaleiya Bryant-McGowan's th birthday Two days before her th birthday She was identifying her dad's body On her th birthday we were burying her dad Brittany Bryant the teenager's mother disclosed When you go to the funeral they put makeup on they fix you up they fill you in and you look more like yourself When you're identifying somebody especially after such a horrific thing that looks a lot different SCIENTISTS IN EAST TENNESSEE EXAMINE FISH COUNTS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE HURRICANE HELENEMcGowan lived in a trailer park in the direct path of the tornado His family declared his trailer was bent like a paperclip McGowan's Dodge Charger was the only thing of his to survive the tornado The teenager's family wants to fix up her father's heavily damaged car CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP He loved this car This car was everything to him She wants to have her dad s car to drive Bryant mentioned Largest part of the car's damage is cosmetic but the family expects it to cost about