CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – After nearly a week-long setback due to the winter weather, tornado recovery efforts have resumed for much of Middle Tennessee.
The majority of area Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) and SBA Disaster Recovery centers reopened Monday after severe winter weather hit the area last week.
Clarksville resident Antwon Jones was one of the first storm victims to show up Monday to the recovery center located at the Montgomery County Library.
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“I lost all my credentials, pictures from my kids, a lot of sentimental stuff that was lost,” Jones told News 2.
Jones said he was displaced from the Blue Grass Meadows apartments shortly after Clarksville’s Dec. 9 tornado. He said his children are now staying with family until he can get back on his feet. Last week’s storm also didn’t help his road to recovery.
“I’m a diabetic, and Type 2, dealing with nephropathy,” Jones said. “That, the cold weather, and the snow caused me to get frostbitten; both my big toes are just really, really bad.”