I did photos last week on where things are a year after the Tornado Outbreak of 2012. Most of what I shot was in Opossum Hollow in Menifee County. Some of the homes have either been rebuilt or replaced, but there are still several that have not, with the most visible sign from last year's deadly twisters being all the downed trees that line the hillsides and backyards. I heard a lot of sad stories last week, making me realize that I've taken too many bad storms for granted over the years.

An American Flag flaps in the wind on a bathtub pipe, on what's left of the of Jill Adams' house on Opossum Hollow Road in Menifee County. The flag was placed there by a Frenchburg Job Corps volunteer.

Tim Williams describes the 2012 tornado that hit rural Menifee County. Williams and his family survived their house being blown away by laying down in the house's crawl space.

Ralph Davis survived the 2012 tornado that hit Opossum Hollow Road in Menifee County, but his long time girlfriend Anita Smith, seen in the photo on the wall, was killed when their mobile home was blown away in the storm.

 

Davis breaks down crying as he talks about how his long time girlfriend Anita Smith was killed when their mobile home was blown away in the storm.

 

A mobile home was later donated to Ralph Davis.

 

One of Ralph Davis' trucks was blown several hundred feet over a cliff.

 

A memorial is under construction at the Menifee County Courthouse, to commemorate those killed during the 2012 tornados.

 

The community of West Liberty took a direct hit at 5:51 on March 2, 2012. Although the town has a long way to go toward rebuilding, it has come a long way in a year's time. This photo was taken from behind the hospital, Thursday, February 28, 2013.