14-year-old boy killed in overnight tornado in Fultondale
Preliminary damage survey indicates EF-3 tornado Possible tornado damage at Comfort Inn and Suites in Fultondale, Ala. (Source: Alicia Elliott) By WBRC Staff | January 26, 2021 at 1:11 AM EST - Updated January 28 at 1:27 PM
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) - Jefferson County Superintendent Walter Gonsoulin confirmed Tuesday a 14-year-old boy, a 9th grader, was killed in the tornado in Fultondale Monday night.
The boy was identified by the Jefferson County Coroner Tuesday afternoon as Elliott Hernandez, a student at Fultondale High School.
“Out of respect for the family we don’t want to release too much information at this particular time,” said Dr. Gonsoulin. “But we do know that it’s a 14-year-old student in the 9th grade. Which, again, adds to the saddest of the situation.”
1 dead, at least 17 injured after tornado rips Alabama town
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Tue. 8:29 a.m.: UPDATED 11:12 a.m.: 1 dead, at least 28 injured after tornado in Alabama
Jan 26, 2021
A Hampton Inn hotel is severely damaged after a tornado tore through Fultondale, Ala. (Alicia Elliott via AP)
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 this morning. At least 28 other people were injured as the twister carved a 10-mile (16 kilometers) 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.