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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC) - The National Weather service has confirmed a total of six tornadoes that traveled through Alabama Tuesday night, and two of them were in central Alabama. According to NWS, an EF-1 struck Calhoun County and in Cleburne County with winds reaching up to 95 MPH.
Everything is gone. Everything she had. But we still have her.” That is how Glennis Black described the wreckage of what had been her mother’s home in the aftermath of a tornado that destroyed at least two homes off Killingsworth Cove in the Madison County community of Gurley on Tuesday night.
Following Tuesday’s storms, the NWS will be surveying storm damage across North Alabama. They plan to conduct surveys in Colbert, Jackson, Lawrence, Limestone, and Madison counties.
Alabama's holiday weekend weather starts off uneventful; however, storms look likely on Memorial Day. Saturday morning will be comfortable with temperatures in the 50s, but humidity gradually increases through the day. Most areas should be dry to start the weekend.
If your power goes out for a couple of seconds before turning right back on, this means their self-healing technology is working.
Some officials in North Alabama have provided power outage updates and safety reminders Wednesday morning, following Tuesday's severe storms.
LIMESTONE COUNTY, Ala. ( WAFF) - Crisis Cleanup is opening a help hotline for a Northern Alabama tornado cleanup. The hotline will be open until June 6. “This is a tool where the public, if they need help cleaning up downed trees, tarping roofs, debris, or cleaning out muck from flooding,” Limestone County EMA Caleb King said.
Heavy storms are now reaching the East Coast as a nor'easter heads toward New England ahead of the holiday travel period for Memorial Day weekend.
Residents across Alabama have been warned to "take cover now" amid a tornado emergency - as weather forecasters fear for communities including Belle Mina and Hampton Cove