DAPHNE, Ala. — Following the devastating tornados that impacted the northern part of the state, the city of Daphne began making plans to support the devastated communities.

City officials decided to collect supplies for Eclectic, Ala., a town of 1,000, that had a tornado touchdown in the area, devastating a mobile home park.

Members of the Daphne City Council and Daphne residents collected supplies at City Hall and at Fire Station 2 on north Main Street. The first load of supplies were delivered to the area Thursday morning, but collections will continue, Councilwoman Cathy Barnette said Wednesday. Barnette said there is not currently a need for clothing.

Eclectic’s mayor, Helen Rowe, plans to issue a press release thanking those who have donated, but asking for the donations to be directed to another area because Eclectic has received more than enough aid and is running out of room.

“Frankly, we don’t need any supplies. In fact, we are putting out a press release today that we just cannot handle anything else. We have got so many clothes and so much supplies that the emergency people have called me and told me to put out a press release,” Rowe said.

“We don’t want to create a disaster on top of a disaster,” Rowe said.

Rowe contacted Barnette to inform her of the situation on Wednesday and advised Barnette other warehouses nearby who could still take the supplies gathered and put them to good use. The city’s warehouse, however, is filled to the brim with supplies, Rowe said.

“If she wants to bring supplies to them that is wonderful, but the (Emergency Management Agency) people have instructed me to close up the town’s collection center as far as taking stuff. We have a tremendous warehouse that is overflowing with stuff,” Rowe said.

“Right now, we have just got to quit taking stuff. We are getting overflowed and we aren’t going to be able to do anything with them. We are working with the EMA to get some of the donations sent to north Alabama where they need it more,” she said.

Rowe is worried there are areas that need the assistance more and may not be getting attention like Eclectic.

“I am afraid in maybe two or three weeks when the dust dies down we will find someone who slipped through the cracks,” Rowe said,

 “The donations we have received will not go to waste; they won’t be in vain,” Barnette said.

“There is a second warehouse we can bring our supplies to. That is our plan. We will continue to plan to support Eclectic. They are working on the names of people who were affected and as that gets going we will continue with the concept we had of supporting those families once we know ages and sizes. It is a little confusing, but it is great that the support is coming in. It is a small community with small space,” Barnette said.

Donations can be dropped off at the fire station and City Hall on Main Street. The first load of donations departed from Daphne early Thursday morning.