Storm damage reported in Jones Chapel, Joppa

Published 3:00 pm Thursday, May 9, 2019

Damage on County Road 939.

Afternoon storms left a barn and at least two chicken houses damaged in Jones Chapel and Joppa.

No injuries were reported during the storms, said Cullman County Emergency Management Agency Director Phyllis Little.

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The damage in Jones Chapel was along County Roads 939 and 940, and County Road 1802 in Joppa.

“We also have a lot of trees down in Jones Chapel,” Little said. “We don’t know if it was downburst or straight-line winds at this time. One person also reported seeing a small tornado that wasn’t touching down in Jones Chapel, but that is not verified.”