From the West Alabama Newsroom– A Selma couple is holding on tight to their faith after losing six family members in the Lee County tornado. Otis and Christine Jones are relying on prayer and their faith in God — to help get them through their family tragedy. The couple had six relatives killed — and their houses completely destroyed by…
We are getting a closer look at some of the areas hit hardest by the tornado in Lee County Sunday. While many areas are still closed to the public we were taken behind the barricades today to survey the damage. Multiple homes were destroyed on Lee County Road 40. We found debris mangled in the trees. Household appliances and air conditioning…
Julie Morrison is thankful to be alive after surviving a tornado that destroyed her on Lee County Road 63. She was home with her husband when the storm hit. “He saw debris flying, he said here it comes, get to the tub, and so that’s where I went,” Morrison explained. Her home was destroyed, it’s contents littered across their land. …
Alabama News Network is in the Lee County community of Beauregard with the latest on search and recovery efforts after Sunday’s tornado. The death toll remains at 23, with 22 of those pronounced dead at the scene and another person dying at a hospital. Emergency crews still haven’t finished combing through all of the damage. As of early Monday afternoon,…
The National Weather Service now says the Lee County tornado that killed at least 23 people in the Beauregard community was stronger than first thought. It says the tornado was an EF-4 with winds estimated at 170 mph. The tornado is the deadliest in the U.S. since 2013. The National Weather Service has teams surveying the damage. It appears the…
The death toll has risen to 23 people in the apparent tornado that hit the Beauregard community of central Lee County today. Rescuers are still searching for people in the rubble. In addition, dozens of people have been hurt and have received treatment at East Alabama Medical Center. Beauregard is south of Opelika. As Alabama News Network reported with Jeff…
Alabama News Network Weather Authority Chief Meteorologist Shane Butler tracked the tornadoes that caused the fatalities and damage in Lee County as they were happening this afternoon. He was Live on CBS 8 and ABC 32. Tonight, he took time to show what those storms looked like on radar, before anyone had gotten reports of the touchdowns and devastation. The…
Alabama News Network Anchor Jeff Sanders was allowed near the scene of the storm fatalities late this afternoon. That scene is near Beauregard in Lee County, south of Opelika. There have been reports of at least 10 fatalities in that area when the likely tornado touched down. Trees are down and emergency crews are still in the area. Stay with…
Alabama News Network’s Jeff Sanders was in Thunder Truck this afternoon, getting coverage of the damage that was reported in central Lee County. There are reports of fatalities in or near Beauregard, which is south of Auburn/Opelika. Jeff was able to see trees that were snapped, coming close to a home. His Thunder Truck report was from about 3:45PM CST….
Photo from damage in Beauregard, Alabama. (From WRBL) Alabama News Network is on the scene in Lee County, where multiple fatalities have been reported in the wake of the severe storms and likely tornadoes that moved through the state earlier this afternoon. The fatalities are reported in the Beauregard area of Lee County, well south of Auburn/Opelika. A tornado may…
