The Alabama Emergency Management Agency says a tornado spurred by Tropical Storm Claudette has demolished or badly damaged at least 50 homes in Escambia County.
The national weather service says a tornado touched down in Prattville and Millbrook, near Cobbs Ford Road.
Alabama News Network is getting storm damage photos from West Alabama.
A Barn in Brantley is destroyed Thursday morning after the storm that charged through most of Alabama. The Crenshaw County EMA Director who sent Alabama News Network the picture of the damaged barn says there is heavy debris in the area, which is to be expected after the strong winds that the city endured over the last few hours. Crews…
The first round of storms has already caused damage in scattered locations in the Alabama News Network viewing area. These are the reports from the National Weather Service Office in Birmingham: AUTAUGA COUNTY: Trees reported down on County Road 24 near County Road 37 – Billingsley House damaged and tree down on County Road 53, no injuries DALLAS COUNTY: Northwest…
FULTONDALE, Ala. (AP) — A terrifying nighttime tornado that blasted through suburban Birmingham, trapping families in the remnants of shattered homes and killing a teenager sheltering in his basement, left a trail of destruction Tuesday that stunned even longtime residents used to Alabama’s violent weather. Tim Herring, who survived the twister by huddling in a bathtub with wife Patti Herring…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Officials say a tornado left significant storm damage just north of Birmingham, leaving the area with crumpled buildings and downed trees. The National Weather Service in Birmingham says officials are evaluating the damage to determine the strength of the tornado, which hit the Fultondale area of Jefferson County late Monday night. Fultondale Police Chief D.P. Smith…
Photo from Alabama News Network Alabama News Network was on the scene in Troy after a late Sunday night storm brought damage and power outages to the city. The storm caused damage at Walt’s Gymnasium, which is located on Montgomery Street, near South 3 Notch Street. Trees are down in many parts of Pike County. The storm eventually passed eastward…
Marengo County EMA Director Kevin McKinney has confirmed that one person has died and another has been injured from storm damage early Thursday morning. He tells us this is near the intersection of Highway 43 and County Road 54. He says there are a couple of mobile homes that are destroyed. They are still assessing the damage and we are working…
The clean up continued Sunday after storms left behind damage throughout the state Saturday afternoon. One family in Crenshaw County is seeing that damage first-hand. Ronnie Faulk and his two young children returned to a destroyed home and piles of debris after the storms caused a tree to fall through their trailer’s roof. “We kinda waited until it got a…
