Fultondale tornado kills 14-year-old boy; 30 more people injured: ‘Like a bomb went off’
Updated Jan 26, 2021;
A reported tornado ripped through Fultondale Monday night, killing a teenager, critically injuring several other people and leaving a path of destruction in its wake.
The teenager killed was a 14-year-old in the ninth grade, according to Jefferson County Superintendent Dr. Walter Gonsoulin. He said they’re trying to determine how many students may be homeless now. Fultondale High School was so heavily damaged that he doubts students can return to classrooms this year.
Fultondale Mayor Larry Holcomb said the storm - which hit the northern Jefferson County city about 10:30 p.m. - cut a quarter-mile wide swath after touching down near Interstate 65.
By JAY REEVES and DESIREE MATHURIN, Associated Press January 26, 2021 11:43 am
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A Hampton Inn hotel is severely damaged after a tornado tore through Fultondale, Ala., on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (Alicia Elliott via AP) $cvals
FULTONDALE, Ala. (AP) A teenager huddling in his basement was killed and several of his family members were critically injured when a tornado blew a tree onto their home and it collapsed on top of them, police said Tuesday. At least 28 other people were injured as the twister carved a 10-mile path of destruction north of Birmingham.
The tornado caused damage from Fultondale to Center Point, striking an area of Alabama that was severely harmed by a much larger tornado a decade ago.
Tornado rips through Alabama town, killing teen, injuring at least 28 others
Updated Jan 26, 2021;
Posted Jan 26, 2021
Drone photo of damage on Lykes Blvd. and Fulton Drive in Fultondale. This home was totally destroyed. Tornado damage in and around Fultondale, Alabama Tuesday January 26, 2021. (Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com).Joe Songer | jsonger@al.com
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FULTONDALE, Ala. (AP) A teenager huddling in his basement was killed and several of his family members were critically injured when a tornado blew a tree onto their home in Alabama and it collapsed on top of them, police said Tuesday. At least 28 other people were injured as the twister carved a 10-mile (16 kilometers) path of destruction north of Birmingham.
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