What would we have done if we had 50 or 100 families like that?’’ the chief said. “There’s definitely a gap there that needs to be addressed."

A storm that hit Calera on Saturday night destroyed a mobile home and forced a family to spend the night in a former jail cell. "Just minutes after we left the trailer, it was hit, just that quick," Tim Striegel said. "What do you think would have happened if you hesitated?" WVTM 13 Investigative Reporter Jon Paepcke asked.

CALERA, Ala. ( WBRC) - City leaders in Calera are stepping up to help residents who lost their homes in last week’s tornado, including one man who says he barely escaped before the storm struck.

The city of Calera is set to welcome three new hotels, adding nearly 300 rooms to the area. The hotels, which include Home2 Suites, Holiday Inn,

A wave of storms reportedly swept into Alabama on Saturday, March 15. They brought with them a rarely-seen threat level for possible long-track tornadoes, accompanied by winds of up to 70 m.p.h., golf ball-sized hail and torrential rain.

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Calera was hit by an EF-1 tornado Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. There were no injuries reported in the city or the county. Burton Campers off I-65, however, took a major