The updated map is at the top of this post. At 426 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located just northwest of Crestwood, moving east at 35 mph. There have been at least 54 incidents of storm damage throughout the nation Thursday . "A tornado has definitely damaged Selma. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/26/2023). We've got a new experiment: tornado solitaire. The storms on Wednesday and Thursday were the latest in several rounds of severe weather in the central United States. Just before 2 p.m. local time, an extremely large tornado was confirmed in Vandiver, Alabama, outside of Birmingham. Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Andalusia AL, Brantley AL and River Falls AL until 5:45 PM CST pic.twitter.com/uspvkiS2GD. As of 7:22 p.m. the storm was located 9 miles east of Cottonwood and was moving northeast at 30 mph. Storm damage in Selma, Alabama on January 12, 2023. On Thursday, The National Weather's Prediction Center predicted that the greatest risk of severe storms, an "enhanced" risk, is predicted for about 9.5 million people in Alabama and Georgia, including the Birmingham, Montgomery and Atlanta areas. Both Mobile County tornadoes were given a preliminary rating of EF-0. This one is for Choctaw County and will be in effect until 3:30 p.m. Tornado Warning including Lisman AL and Cromwell AL until 3:30 PM CST pic.twitter.com/M1mNq3D9uY. Authorities have not released how the individuals died. Stay weather aware today! Over the last 24 hours, add another to the list. 2:36 p.m.: The tornado warning for Sumter County has been dropped. Thank you for your patience! The weather service office in Mobile had to take shelter twice on Saturday as tornadic storms passed nearby. A Coast Guard report in 2019 . Along and behind a front, a brief period of strong winds is occurring. All rights reserved. One to 3 inches of rain will be possible in north Alabama, the weather service said. The weather service said widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches will also be possible through Thursday morning in the rest of Alabama, and local amounts could be even higher. Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson told WALA-TV that about nine mobile homes were destroyed and two people were taken by ambulance to the hospital. . 12 a.m.: The National Weather Service in Mobile will begin storm surveys in southwest Alabama later today: SURVEY TEAM UPDATE - We will send two teams into the field on Thursday to assess the damage from Wednesday's storms. Tornado spotted on Snow Rd. It lifted briefly then touched down again to the northeast after crossing Spanish Fort Boulevard and moving onto City Hall property. A possible tornado overturned multiple mobile homes in a south Alabama community as severe storms swept through Friday morning, authorities said. As of 4:57 p.m. the storm was located 6 miles southwest of State Line and was moving east at 40 mph. CREOLA, Ala. ( WKRG) The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in Creola around 12:30 p.m. Monday. About 20 people scrambled for shelter in a restroom and an office when a loud boom sounded as a large tree fell on the building. The watch will be in effect until 1 p.m. 5:56am CST #SPC_Watch WW 587 TORNADO AL LA MS CW 141150Z - 141900Z, #alwx #lawx #mswx #cwwx, https://t.co/5qCVMEecPl pic.twitter.com/HGNO4r1FOJ. "When we came out, we were in total shock," said Sha-Meeka Peterson-Smith, the funeral homes chief operational officer. The weather service planned to do surveys starting on Sunday to assess the damage. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. At 517 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Corapeake to South Mills to Elizabeth City State University, moving northeast at 30 mph. 27, 2023, 6:32 a.m. Strong to severe storms will still be possible in parts of Alabama tonight. Tornado Warning including Hattiesburg MS, Laurel MS and Petal MS until 2:45 PM CST pic.twitter.com/odQg9ywvOM. Forecasters are maintaining the Level 4 out of 5 risk of severe weather for southwest Alabama, but have trimmed it back some from earlier this afternoon. This includes the University of West Alabama: Tornado Warning including Livingston AL, York AL and Cuba AL until 2:45 PM CST pic.twitter.com/mW4Vrf9g7K. The National Weather Service in Mobile sent survey teams out to investigate on Sunday and has confirmed at least six tornadoes touched down in Mobile and Baldwin counties. There were reports of downed trees, power outages and other scattered damage from storms that moved through the state. After the threat to the Southeast passes, more storms will continue over the weekend in the central Plains and Midwest, the weather service said. You are on the experimental live-updating severe weather page. #foxweather #weather Download the FOX Weather app: https://www.foxweather.com/appFOX Weather is a 24/7 ad-supported streaming service operated by FOX News Media. Kevin Stitt said damage assessments were underway after he toured the area Thursday. . 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Forecasters said the clearing line was halfway through Mississippi, and they expect another 3 to 6 hours of light to moderate rain across north Alabama. Additional surveys are forthcoming over the next couple days. The other was at the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley Field. Severe Thunderstorm Warning including Dothan AL, Headland AL and Hartford AL until 11:00 PM CST pic.twitter.com/w5E9nSXC2B. At 527 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 23 nm south of Monitor Merrimack Bridge Tunnel to near Currituck Sound, moving northeast at 45 knots. He said when he woke up, he was in the woods. ), "Super Mario Bros. Movie" Hits $1 Billion, is No. Published: Jan. 12, 2023 at 8:47 PM PST MOBILE, Ala. ( WALA) -North Mobile County took a beating from a tornado Thursday afternoon. At least nine people are dead in Alabama and Georgia after a powerful tornado system ripped across the southeast leaving a path of destruction in its wake. 6:54 p.m.: New tornado warning, this time for northern Butler County. NWS said. A PDS tornado watch continues for part of southwest Alabama until 8 p.m. 3:28 p.m.: The National Weather Service has canceled the tornado warning for Choctaw County. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. 6:55 p.m.: A tornado warning will be in effect for east-central Washington and northeastern Clarke counties until 7:45 p.m. Tornado Warning including Jackson AL, Grove Hill AL and Leroy AL until 7:45 PM CST pic.twitter.com/QBF3a1PNg7. No injuries. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. 7:15 p.m.: A tornado warning has been canceled for Washington County but continues for Clarke County until 7:45 p.m. Tornado Warning continues for Grove Hill AL, Fulton AL and Whatley AL until 7:45 PM CST pic.twitter.com/lo9ow604E3. Forecasters said 1.29 inches fell today, breaking the record of 1.04 inches set in 1961. NEW! 6:14 p.m.: The tornado warning has been dropped for Clarke County but continues for Washington County until 6:45 p.m.: Tornado Warning continues for Jackson AL, Leroy AL and Saint Stephens AL until 6:45 PM CST pic.twitter.com/b3ZV19YYB2. Stay informed daily on the latest news and advice on COVID-19 from the editors at U.S. News & World Report. Blake Salter shot this video from Foley as a tornado moved through Baldwin County on March 22, 2022. 11:29 p.m.: The Storm Prediction Center says there could still be a risk of a tornado over southeast Alabama: 11:29pm CST #SPC_MD 2042 , #flwx #gawx #alwx, https://t.co/PNqywD9PPK pic.twitter.com/SSTaAok6oI. : 9:20pm CST #SPC_MD 2039 , #alwx, https://t.co/OfYadA9Oah pic.twitter.com/KTVWFFb08n. The threat for severe weather was low: 1:20 p.m.: The National Weather Service in Birmingham was keeping an eye on an active bunch of storms in eastern Mississippi headed toward Alabama. The storms left more than 13,000 homes and businesses in the dark in Alabama and flash flooding was reported south of Birmingham, where heavy rains that left downtown streets underwater were blamed for one death Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/1YgLM45HFE. It lifted shortly after that. As of 1:58 p.m. the storm was located near Alamucha, or 11 miles east of Meridian, and was moving northeast at 35 mph. Chrome's default English voice will randomly stop with long text, so I've tried to break up the text into smaller chunks so this doesn't happen. 6:47 p.m.: The National Weather Service in Huntsville continues to monitor rain across north Alabama. 5:29 p.m.: The National Weather Service in Mobile was closely watching storms over eastern Louisiana. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. MOBILE, Ala. (AP) A possible tornado flattened a downtown store before dawn and ripped the front off a metal building across Mobile Bay on Friday, and forecasters said more storms could hit. There remains at least a low risk for a severe storm near and south of Interstate 85 (east/southeast of Montgomery) for the next 2 hours, or so. The National Weather Service said this is a confirmed tornado. There is experimental voice notifications support. Tropical Storm Ida has spawned a few tornadoes in Alabama today as it makes a slow trek north. (@Tributarybattle / Twitter), Storm damage in Selma, Alabama on January 12, 2023. Much colder temperatures are expected statewide over the weekend, the weather service said. Tree damage is likely. BMX updates Tornado Watch (cancels Elmore, Montgomery [AL], continues Barbour, Bullock, Lee, Macon, Pike, Russell [AL]) till Dec 15, 1:00 AM CST https://t.co/2yGxOzKIZE pic.twitter.com/vHW7S7jUR1. If theres severe weather nearby, pay close attention. (NOAA Photo Library/Getty Images). Fox News Flash top headlines for March 18. At 330 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 16 nm west of The Vicinity Of Highway 24-17 Bridge to Oak Island, moving east at 40 knots. We are so thankful that nobody was killed or severely injured," Jackson said. 1:59 p.m.: First tornado warning of the day. 7:14 p.m.: The tornado watch has been canceled for Hale and Marengo counties. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Debris covers the sign for The Academy of Seminole after severe weather passed the area in Seminole, Okla., on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. The Storm Prediction Center said that a few strong tornadoes (EF2+)will be possible in the watch area as well as damaging wind gusts. Mobile, AL 36606 (251 . As of 7:15 p.m. the storm was located 5 miles southwest of Whatley and was moving northeast at 45 mph. 6:30 p.m.: Choctaw County has been cleared from the tornado watch. (We're) getting all the resources and supplies that the city wants and needs," including generators, Stitt said. Three minor injuries were blamed on one of the twisters in the Bon Secour area of Baldwin County. However, the threat for storms cannot be completely ruled out, and a tornado watch will be in effect for two Alabama counties -- Houston and Henry -- until 8 a.m. CST. Path length 0.50 miles; path width 40 yards. Sturdivant said she was waiting in her car to check on loved ones as roads were blocked in parts of central Alabama. It wasn't immediately clear whether the damage was caused by a tornado or straight-line winds. 4:25 p.m.: Mobile tied its record high today, according to the National Weather Service. The tornado watch has been canceled for Clarke, Baldwin, Monroe and Wilcox counties in southwest Alabama. Elsewhere, a state Department of Transportation worker also was killed while responding to storm damage, Georgia Gov. A tornado watch has been issued for parts of Alabama, Florida and Georgia until 9 AM EST pic.twitter.com/rf6EOnEgoQ. (@Tributarybattle / Twitter). Everyone was accounted for but the damage was substantial, he said. 9:27 p.m.: Water is starting to splash over onto the Causeway over Mobile Bay, the weather service said. 2:05 p.m.: NOAAs Storm Prediction Center has updated its severe weather risk map. It wasnt immediately clear whether the damage was caused by a tornado or straight-line winds. (FOX Weather), Former state Sen. Hank Sanders said he has been told there is damage "all over Selma.". #TurnAroundDontDrown #HUNwx pic.twitter.com/2zCcN2JQke. MOB updates Tornado Watch (cancels Covington [AL], continues Okaloosa [FL] and Coastal waters from Okaloosa-Walton County Line to Pensacola FL out 20 NM, Eastern Choctawhatchee Bay, Western Choctawhatchee Bay [GM]) till Dec 15, 1:00 AM CST https://t.co/MLrboJxLNO pic.twitter.com/aTvU86Z9QX. - A possible tornado overturned multiple mobile homes in a south Alabama community as severe storms swept through Friday morning, authorities said. Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson told. It will be in effect until 1 a.m. Thursday. We will continue to clear counties out of the WATCH every hour. 2:48 p.m: The National Weather Service in Huntsville is not dealing with severe weather but is tracking a lot of rain over north Alabama. 510pm - TORNADO WARNING for the storm moving northeast at 25mph in Covington County, AL. pic.twitter.com/2kKOTNpQJx. A few storms remain possible overnight in Alabama, but the overall severe weather threat was expected to wane as the morning progresses. They will move into Alabama later today. Escambia County Sheriff Heath Jackson told WALA-TV that about nine mobile homes were destroyed and two people were taken by ambulance to the hospital. He gave no further details. Parts of the southeastern U.S. were reeling Friday after extreme weather and tornadoes left a path of . A new tornado watch is in effect for central and east Alabama until 1 a.m. (see more details below). More isolated strong storms will be possible in Alabama on Saturday, according to forecasters. "Its horrible through here," she said. Be prepared to take action if a warning is issued for your area! Live Streaming Tornado Watch and Severe Weather Threat through SE Alabama near Mobile with extremely high damaging winds and possible dangerous tornadoes. we now have an experimental tornado warning archive for today's tornado warnings and the . Another tornado watch continues for part of southeast Alabama until 1 a.m. CST. As of 5:08 p.m. the storm was located over Andalusia and was moving northeast at 25 mph. The strongest . 3:34 p.m.: The tornado warning for Sumter County has been canceled. 5:50 p.m.: A tornado warning continues for Clarke and Choctaw counties. Mobile, AL Weather Advisories - Warnings & Watches | AccuWeather Today Hourly Daily Radar MinuteCast Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities Mobile Alerts 0 Active NO WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES. Legal Statement. A PDS tornado watch continues for southwest Alabama until 8 p.m. 5:06 p.m. A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for southern Crenshaw and northern Covington County until 5:45 p.m. At 950 PM EDT, a front was located near Southwest Middle Grounds, moving south at 25 knots. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. 5:54 p.m.: Look for an eastward expansion of the current tornado watch coming shortly, according to the National Weather Service. View of the 'rope' or decay stage of tornado. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. More than a dozen school systems in the area canceled classes, extracurricular activities or switched to virtual teaching for the day because of the weather threat. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a writer on the breaking news team for Fox News Digital. The areas in yellow have a Level 2 out of 5 risk and could have to deal with . As of 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, we have not received word of major damage or injuries. Video shows large tornado that touched down in Baldwin County. 9:51 p.m.: A tornado warning has been issued for southwestern Dale, southeastern Coffee and north-central Geneva counties until 10:30 p.m. Tornado Warning including Daleville AL, Level Plains AL and Clayhatchee AL until 10:30 PM CST pic.twitter.com/l70psA48PS. 2023 FOX News . This watch replaces an earlier watch that only included Choctaw and Washington counties. The tornado warning has been dropped for Washington County. Three EF-1 tornadoes and one EF-0 tornado were confirmed in Baldwin County. In Georgia, a 5-year-old child riding in a vehicle was killed by a falling tree in central Georgias Butts County, said Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Director James Stallings.
