The March 26 and 27 storms rained hailed down on the Town of Camp Hill, and damaged buildings across the area, including one of the town's oldest churches.
Established in 1846, First Universalist Church of Camp Hill completed construction on the church in 1907.
Rain water flooded into the church's entryway after hail damaged the building's roof Saturday.
The church's food pantry, adjacent to the Camp Hill Town Hall, suffered minor damage but operated as normal Wednesday. The pantry serves food insecure-residents with groceries on a weekly basis.
The Camp Hill Volunteer Fire Department also suffered hail damage the department's fire station, which cracked several windows and caused water to flood the station.
Hail dented one of the department's service vehicles and broke several of the SUV's windows.
Hails shattered holes in the fire station's skylight windows, resulting in rain water flooding a training room.
Department crew stripped the room of soaked carpet and noted some ceiling damage.
Pastor CJ Marbutt dedicated Monday to picking up shards of glass which formerly comprised stain glass windows at his church, First Universalist Church of Camp Hill.
He said the severe thunderstorms earlier this week damaged more than the vehicles and roofs, but the town’s history when baseball-sized hail shattered holes in the church’s 100-year-old windows.
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William Marlow is a multimedia reporter for Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. To reach William, email william.marlow@alexcityoutlook.com.
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