At least 1 killed and nearly 30 injured as a considerable tornado ripped through Jefferson County, Alabama, in the Birmingham area.
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At least one person is dead and dozens injured amid a trail of destruction after a tornado described as “large and extremely dangerous” tore through the Birmingham, Alabama, area.
The twister ripped through a hotel Monday night and tore off part of a church’s roof.
About 30 people in Fultondale were injured, the city’s fire chief said Tuesday morning.”Seventeen patients were tak(en) to the ER, with various injuries and some critical,” Fire Chief Justin McKenzie said. At least 11 people were treated on the scene.
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Tornado warnings and watches have expired in parts of Alabama and Georgia. The tornado spawned from a line of storms among two large systems that have put more than 100 million people under winter weather alerts.
Power lines fell on Interstate 65, causing accidents, he said.
One person was killed and several injured when they were trapped in the basement of their home, Fultondale Police Chief D.P. Smith said, according to AL.com.
A hotel and a church suffer damage
The Hampton Inn in Fultondale, just north of Birmingham, sustained significant damage, video from CNN affiliate WVTM shows.
Guests staying at the hotel escaped the building and sought shelter in a nearby restaurant when another line of storms came through, the affiliate reported. About 9,000 people live in the city.
National Weather Service Birmingham early Tuesday was monitoring reports “after a tornado impacted the Fultondale area of Jefferson Co. a short time ago,” it tweeted.”
The city of Center Point, about 13 miles northeast of Birmingham, also saw “quite a bit of damage” from the storm, Mayor Bobby Scott told CNN affiliate WBRC. About 16,000 people live there.
The back half of Hilldale Baptist Church’s roof is missing, and the city’s recreation center also suffered damage, Scott said.”Looks like we will have a long day ahead of us tomorrow,” Scott said. “Hopefully we can get everything covered up.” Read more from CNN
