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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 03, 2023
At least 5 killed as tornadoes rip through Alabama, destroying homes

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Reuters
26 March, 2021, 09:10 am
Last modified: 26 March, 2021, 09:14 am

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At least 5 killed as tornadoes rip through Alabama, destroying homes

Photos posted on social media showed a line of buildings near Ohatchee that had collapsed or been ripped apart, with roofs sheared off, exposing furniture and other content

Reuters
26 March, 2021, 09:10 am
Last modified: 26 March, 2021, 09:14 am
A tornado touches down near Moundville in Hale County, Ala., Wednesday, March 17, 2021, causing damage to homes and downing trees. A wave of storms is pounding the Deep South, leaving a trail of splintered trees and damaged buildings. And forecasters said still more severe weather was on the way Wednesday with the potential for massive tornadoes, downpours and hail the size of tennis balls. Picture: AP
A tornado touches down near Moundville in Hale County, Ala., Wednesday, March 17, 2021, causing damage to homes and downing trees. A wave of storms is pounding the Deep South, leaving a trail of splintered trees and damaged buildings. And forecasters said still more severe weather was on the way Wednesday with the potential for massive tornadoes, downpours and hail the size of tennis balls. Picture: AP

Several powerful tornadoes tore through northern Alabama on Thursday, killing at least five people, injuring dozens of others and destroying entire neighborhoods.

The five confirmed fatalities were in Ohatchee, a town of about 1,200 people in the northwestern corner of the state where a twister ripped apart homes and downed trees and power lines, according to the Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency.

Calhoun County coroner Pat Brown confirmed to the Gadsden Times newspaper that three of those killed were family members in a house that was hit. In addition, an adult male died in his mobile home, and a female adult died in another mobile home.

No more fatalities were expected, Brown said

Rescue crews were tending to injured survivors and searching for additional victims, the agency said.

Photos posted on social media showed a line of buildings near Ohatchee that had collapsed or been ripped apart, with roofs sheared off, exposing furniture and other contents. A white church steeple, still intact, rested next to a destroyed structure.

In Pelham, Alabama, about 60 miles southwest of Ohatchee, fire chief Mike Reid told news website Al.com that about 60 homes were damaged in the area, but no fatalities or injuries were reported.

Tens of thousands of people were left without power.

Allison Allred, a 23-year-old floral designer, hid in a hallway with her 73-year-old grandmother in their home in Georgia's Bartow County, near the Alabama state line.

"I was crying. ... We got really panicked. ... My heart was racing. It was awful," she said in a phone interview. "It had been hailing and it was raining so heavy you couldn't see anything. It was very dark, but thankfully we are safe."

A police officer in Florence was struck by lightning as he set up road barriers, the police department there said. The officer was "conscious and responsive" at North Alabama Medical Center, Florence police said on Twitter.

At least two storms produced long tracking, violent tornadoes that swept across about 100 miles of Alabama on Thursday afternoon, said Chris Darden, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Birmingham.

More tornadoes may have touched down in the area, Darden said, but the number of twisters would be unknown until a survey can be completed in the coming days.

"The number is not as important as the magnitude of what has transpired," he said. "We are seeing significant damage in several communities. There are many counties in central Alabama that have been hard hit with substantial damage."

The news website Al.com said "multiple injuries" had been suffered in Shelby County, southeast of Birmingham. No further details were immediately available.

"Shelby County has suffered significant tornado damage. We can confirm local residential structures have been completely destroyed," Shelby County Sheriff John Samaniego said in a statement to Al.com. A search and outreach effort would "continue throughout the night and into the early morning hours," he said.

In Jefferson County the sheriff alerted residents that another twister had struck there. "Jefferson County now has a CONFIRMED tornado on the ground. ... SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY," the sheriff's department said on Twitter.

First lady Jill Biden canceled a trip to Alabama with actress Jennifer Garner that had been planned for Friday to promote President Joe Biden's coronavirus relief plans, according to the White House.

USA / Tornado / Alabama

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