Severe storms rumbled through the River Region early Monday moring causing widespread damage due to downed trees.
Elmore County appeared to be the hardest-hit area, with about five miles of Highway 111 closed north of Wetumpka. The county was under both a tornado watch and severe thunderstorm warning about 3:30 a.m., March 16, said Keith Barnett, director of the Elmore County Emergency Management Agency.
“The first damage reports started coming in about 4 a.m.” he said. “It was reported about 40 trees were down in an area from Coosa River Parkway to Crenshaw Road on 111. There were also about 10 power poles that were snapped.”…