An EF-2 tornado touched down in Fultondale, Alabama, and knocked out power to the community.
At one point they ran out of buns, but a neighboring Arby’s gave them what they needed.
Photos: Cleanup begins after deadly tornado strikes Fultondale, Alabama Patti Herring sobs as she sorts through the remains of her home in Fultondale, Ala., on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, after it was destroyed by a tornado. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
Photos: Cleanup begins after deadly tornado strikes Fultondale, Alabama Retired firefighter Clyde Crump yells for help while working at the home of his daughter and son-in-law on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, after it was destroyed by a tornado that hit Fultondale, Ala. The family survived by huddling in a basement storm shelter. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
Photos: Cleanup begins after deadly tornado strikes Fultondale, Alabama James Scott, 19, pauses while picking through the remains of his home, which was destroyed by a tornado, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Fultondale, Ala. Scott, who survived with his mother and sister, had never lived anywhere else and isn't sure where he will wind up after the storm. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
Photos: Cleanup begins after deadly tornado strikes Fultondale, Alabama National Weather Service staff inspect damage from a tornado on January 26, 2021, in Fultondale, Alabama. A tornado ripped through Fultondale damaging property and leaving one person dead and more than a dozen injured. (Wes Frazer/Getty Images)
Photos: Cleanup begins after deadly tornado strikes Fultondale, Alabama A restaurant sign lies on the ground after sustaining damage from a tornado on January 26, 2021, in Fultondale, Alabama. A tornado ripped through Fultondale damaging property and leaving one person dead and more than a dozen injured. (Wes Frazer/Getty Images)
Photos: Cleanup begins after deadly tornado strikes Fultondale, Alabama A sign lies on the ground after sustaining damage from a tornado on January 26, 2021, in Fultondale, Alabama. A tornado ripped through Fultondale damaging property and leaving one person dead and more than a dozen injured. (Wes Frazer/Getty Images)
Photos: Cleanup begins after deadly tornado strikes Fultondale, Alabama A welcome sign stands after sustaining damage from a tornado on January 26, 2021, in Fultondale, Alabama. A tornado ripped through Fultondale damaging property and leaving one person dead and more than a dozen injured. (Wes Frazer/Getty Images)
Photos: Cleanup begins after deadly tornado strikes Fultondale, Alabama Fallen trees damage a property in the wake of a tornado on January 26, 2021, in Fultondale, Alabama. A tornado ripped through Fultondale damaging property and leaving one person dead and more than a dozen injured. (Wes Frazer/Getty Images)
Photos: Cleanup begins after deadly tornado strikes Fultondale, Alabama Fallen trees damage a property in the wake of a tornado on January 26, 2021, in Fultondale, Alabama. A tornado ripped through Fultondale damaging property and leaving one person dead and more than a dozen injured. (Wes Frazer/Getty Images)
Photos: Cleanup begins after deadly tornado strikes Fultondale, Alabama The remains of homes in Fultondale, Ala., on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, after they were destroyed by a tornado. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
But employees at the town’s Waffle House didn’t let it stop them. They rolled out a propane-fueled flattop grill and started frying up burgers, WBRC reported.