7 tornadoes confirmed during weekend storms across Alabama

A strong line of storms moved across the entire state late Saturday night and into Sunday morning, resulting in significant damage in several areas from flooding, straight-line winds and even tornadoes.

The National Weather Service has confirmed at least seven tornadoes touched down in Alabama including:

• EF-1 Marshall County
• EF-1 in Colbert County
• EF-2 in Franklin County
• EF-1 in Hale/Perry counties
• EF-1 in Macon County
• EF-1 in Lauderdale County
• EF-1 in Tallapoosa County

Almost evert county in the state was impacted by power outages. Most have seen their power restored but Alabama Power reported more than 7,000 customers still without power as of 1PM Monday, Feb. 17.

Fortunately, no fatalities have been reported in Alabama.

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Several areas still have roads closed and emergency responders working on clearing debris. Some cities are still asking people to stay off the road where the damage was at its worst.

Here’s a more in-depth look at each tornado from the weekend + one from February 12 with information from the National Weather Service:

EF-1 in Marshall County

• Location: Mount Hebron
• Time: 1:05AM (Feb. 16)
• Wind speeds: 100 mph
• Distance: 0.76 miles
• Width: 30 yards

EF-1 in Colbert County

• Location: Tuscumbia
• Time: 11:12PM (Feb. 15)
• Wind speeds: 105 mph
• Distance: 2.01 miles
• Width: 215 yards

EF-2 in Franklin County

• Location: Waco
• Time: 11:20PM (Feb. 15)
• Wind speeds: 115 mph
• Distance: 3.93 miles
• Width: 170 yards

EF-1 in Hale/Perry counties

• Location: County Road 10 (Newbern)
• Time: 12:52AM (Feb. 16)
• Wind speeds: 95 mph
• Distance: 18.37 miles
• Width: 200 yards

EF-1 in Lauderdale County

• Location: Rogersville
• Time: 11:37PM (Feb. 15)
• Wind speeds: 95 mph
• Distance: 0.38 miles
• Width: 115 yards

EF-1 in Macon County

• Location: Western Macon County
• Time: Feb. 16
• Wind speeds: N/A
• Distance: N/A
• Width: N/A

EF-1 in Tallapoosa County

• Location: Lake Martin
• Time: Feb. 16
• Wind speeds: N/A
• Distance: N/A
• Width: N/A

EF-2 in Washington/Clarke counties

• Location: Tattlersville
• Time: 6:15PM (Feb. 12)
• Wind speeds: 115 mph
• Distance: 9.77 miles
• Width: 320 yards

Note: This story will be updated as more information becomes available through the National Weather Service surveys.

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