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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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) One person is dead after a tornado tore through an Alabama city north of Birmingham Monday night, leaving the area with crumpled buildings and downed trees.
Fultondale Police Chief D.P. Smith said a young man trapped in the basement of his home was pronounced dead at the scene around 3 a.m. Tuesday, AL.com reported.
Smith said a tree fell onto the victim s home, causing it to collapse. The victim and his family took shelter in the basement and were trapped inside, Smith said.
The victim is believed to be a teen. Smith said several other family members were critically injured and one escaped harm.
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A blockbuster snowstorm hit portions of the central and northeastern U.S. Tuesday, causing travel headaches and closing some coronavirus testing sites.
Weather service meteorologist Taylor Nicolaisen said 10 to 15 inches of snow was likely between York, Nebraska, and Des Moines, Iowa, by the time the storm wraps up later Tuesday.
It has been at least 15 years since that area received more than a foot of snow in a single storm. This is historic snow, said Nicolaisen, who is based near Omaha, Nebraska.
More than 14 inches had fallen in parts of eastern Nebraska by the morning, leading to early closures of several coronavirus testing sites in the state as well as Iowa.
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