Published on: March 18, 2008 at 6:45 AM

Thanks to Jake White for these images… he writes:

“James,
Here are some pictures that I took yesterday out at Camp Winnataska – East of Leeds, Alabama. The damage shown in the pictures was sustained in the storms that occurred back on February 26th. It is very important that all of the Camp Winnataska family, including those sending kids there this summer or considering sending kids there this summer, please understand that regular camp sessions will still occur this summer! Cleanup efforts are currently underway and things should be back to normal by the first sessions in early June.

After walking over and under trees for hours and looking at all of the damage, it is hard to tell but it is likely straight line wind damage but I’ll leave that assessment up to the experts. Camp Winnataska was very blessed to have dodged a real bullet in this one. Only 4-5 structures sustained damage worth mentioning. Had the wind blown trees down just a little bit north of where it did the most damage, we would be looking at far greater damage. Thanks for all y’all do!”