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NWS identifies EF-3 damage along longtrack tornado path
Wilson was the head basketball coach at Holtville High School and was placed on administrative leave Jan. 13 according to Elmore County Schools superintendent Richard Dennis.
“We had a report,” Dennis said. “We had a preliminary
By KAITLIN FLEMING Managing Editor
The violent severe weather last Thursday, Jan. 12, has now been identified as a long-track EF-2 and in some places, an EF-3, tornado.
According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the storm began just east of U.S. Highway 82 in Autauga County at 12:48 p.m., where a manufactured home was rolled along County Road 40. Over the next two miles, the tornado rapidly strengthened as it approached the Old Kingston community, where EF-3 damage began along County Road 43.
for the donated space Phoenix Wetumpka Industrial Investors is providing. We appreciate their community support as we partner to meet the needs of our citizens and those in Autauga and Coosa counties affected by the events of the last week and a half,” Elmore at the gates guard house and indicate they are dropping off donations for the tornado victims. investigation and handed it off to the appropriate authorities. He was also placed on administrative leave at that time.”
County Commission Chairman Bart Mercer said.
Dennis said school officials follow the same procedure when administrators receive a report of allegations against school staff and employees.
“Once we hand it over, we know very little about what is going on,” Dennis said. “We cooperate with authorities if necessary.”
Franklin said investigators with the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office have the alleged victim’s phone. Authorities collected Wilson’s phone as well.
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“You could see a conversation between the two,” Franklin said. “Mr. Wilson is going to contend someone had the security code to his phone and he was not responsible. There is other information we can’t disclose now but I don’t think it’s beneficial to Mr. Wilson.”
