My brother has been working in Huntsville since the April storms. He'd previously been out of work since the housing market crashed. An Auburn bud of his, that had been in a similar situation, called him, and they got lots of rebuilt/repair work since, but it had slowed down. Now he's up in the Centerpoint area with more work. He's thankful for the work at least. Says the pictures on TV don't do justice to the amount of damage up there.
It doesn't. The big one that ripped through Tanner, East Limestone, Harvest and Anderson Hills came about 3 miles from our house. It was massive. When you feel the vibrations, hear shit hitting your house and see debris (insulation, sheetrock, trash and 2X6's) landing in your yard, it will freak you out.
I drive through HWY 72 everyday, HWY 31 and I-65 often and you can still see the damage. No where near close to being cleaned up.