A tornado outbreak to our north has turned deadly. At least six people confirmed dead in Autauga County -- northwest of Montgomery. The reports of fatalities coming in around 6 p.m. There’s also the real possibility the death toll could rise as the search continues amid the devastation.
) - A tornado outbreak to our north has turned deadly. At least six people confirmed dead in Autauga County -- northwest of Montgomery.
“We saw the track of it then I saw it was coming in to the area where my trailer is,” said Buster Barber, Autauga County Coroner.“My double wide mobile home was picked up and moved over 100 feet and sit in the middle of County Route 68. My neighbor across the road has lost the top off his house. My son has had his double wide moved,” said Barber.“So I thought, ‘Gosh, I better get to the basement.’ And as I went down the steps, I just saw things I’ll never forget. It was, um...
“We’re also collaborating with our state partners and the folks out of Montgomery to try to help us get an aerial view of what has taken place here so that we can get a good assessment of the damages,” said Selma Mayor James Perkins, Jr.
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