By Erica Smith

The Decatur Daily

TRINITY, Ala. — The Caddo-Midway Volunteer Fire & Rescue District in Lawrence County now has a storm shelter in their building for first responders in the event of bad weather, which comes in time for the second most severe weather period in north Alabama.

“We all know the history of tornadoes in north Alabama. Lawrence County has had its share of significant tornadoes; several F-5 tornadoes,” said Caddo-Midway Fire & Rescue District Administrative Chief Darwin Clark. “Actually, in 2001 our fire station here was hit by an F-2 tornado which caused significant damage. We had personnel here at the station that got under the trucks and held on to the bottom of the trucks because they thought they were going to get sucked out of the building.”

Clark, who has

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