Posted By: Nicole Rodriguez January 26, 2021 @ 10:06 am Local News, News
FULTONDALE, Ala. (AP) Officials say a tornado killed a teenager who was huddling with his family in the basement of their Alabama home Monday night.
The storm blew down a tree that collapsed the structure.
Fultondale Police Chief D.P. Smith says several other family members were critically injured.
The tornado left a swath of destruction in the Jefferson County city north of Birmingham.
Fultondale Fire Chief Justin McKenzie says 17 people have been hospitalized and 11 others were treated on scene.
The National Weather Service says the storm blew across Georgia before dawn and was prompting high wind warnings in the Carolinas on Tuesday.
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FULTONDALE, Ala.
A nighttime tornado that blasted through suburban Birmingham, Ala., trapping entire 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 as roaring winds ripped off the roof of their house and splintered walls, had followed weather forecasts during the day and didn’t expect the worst until it happened late Monday.
“I’ve lived here 64 years. I wasn’t too worried,” he said. “I’ve helped folks after tornadoes. This time, it’s us.”
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Updated: January 26, 2021, 5:35 pm
A Hampton Inn hotel is severely damaged after a tornado tore through Fultondale, Ala., on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. (Alicia Elliott via AP)
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A teenager sheltering in his basement has been killed and several of his family members critically injured as a tornado blew a tree on to their home in Alabama.
At least 30 other people were injured as the twister carved a path of destruction north of Birmingham.