Editing Helena, Alabama (section)

===Modern expansion===
Helena remained a small town in the largely rural county until suburban growth from Birmingham reached the city in the late 20th century. Numerous residential and commercial developments have taken place, spurring improvements to city facilities and services. By the early 21st century, Helena had large population gains, with related growing pains in trying to provide services, as a result of its convenient location and high quality of life.<ref>[http://www.cityofhelena.org/Default.asp?ID=5&pg=History History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208080503/http://www.cityofhelena.org/Default.asp?ID=5&pg=History |date=February 8, 2012 }}, City of Helena website</ref>

====2021 tornado====
Another tornado struck the town on [[Tornado outbreak sequence of March 24–28, 2021#West Blocton–Helena–Eagle Point–Vandiver, Alabama|March 25, 2021]], causing EF1&nbsp;damage to several homes and downing trees throughout several neighborhoods. The tornado eventually reached low-end EF3&nbsp;strength northeast of town.<ref name="DAT">{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://apps.dat.noaa.gov/StormDamage/DamageViewer/ |website=apps.dat.noaa.gov |access-date=March 26, 2021}}</ref>