Deadliest in 6 Years Tornadoes Kill At Least 23 in Alabama, US – Death Toll Could Rise As Many People Remain Missing (Pictures)
The series of devastating tornadoes ripped through Alabama on Sunday, killing at least 23 people on the USA’s deadliest day for tornadoes in almost 6 years.
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Devastating tornadoes
Several tornadoes hit the Southeast Sunday afternoon, killing at least 23 people including children in one Alabama county.
The death count could rise, Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones told local station WSFA as people are still reported missing. Emergency management officials said crews are searching through debris in the county, about 60 miles east of Montgomery, where at least one tornado destroyed multiple homes.
The most devastating tornado struck the area around Beauregard, carving a path at least half a mile (0.8km) wide.
Sheriff Jones said some homes had been reduced to slabs.
More storm damage… about to totally dark, I still hear helicopters and emergency sirens. #tornado in Bearegard pic.twitter.com/nWm1bRNeHW
— Scott Fillmer (@scottfillmer) March 3, 2019
All of the deaths so far have been in Lee County. Authorities say they are still working to identify the victims and the injured.
One of the dead in Beauregard was an eight-year-old, family members said.
Source: Twitter
Alabama meteorologist Eric Snitil tweeted that there were more deaths in Lee County in one day due to a tornado than in the entirety of the US in 2018.
Dog rescued from Tornado damage in Beauregard, AL. #ALwx
Credit: CBS17 pic.twitter.com/rgrE94hDKG
— Storm Insider ϟ (@_storminsider) March 4, 2019
Tornado warnings were also issued for Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. Footage showed smashed buildings and snapped trees in Talbotton, about 80 miles south of Atlanta.
Tornadoes were also reported in Walton County and Cairo in northern Florida.
Cold weather is forecast for the region after the tornadoes, with temperatures predicted to drop to near freezing.
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