A tornado in Lee County, Ala., had winds up to 170 mph, putting it in the second-strongest category measuring such storms, the National Weather Service said.
By Sharon Dunten , Meagan Flynn , Meagan Flynn Morning Mix reporter Email Bio Follow Alex Horton and Alex Horton General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow Mark Berman Mark Berman National news reporter Email Bio Follow March 4 at 8:44 PM AUBURN, Ala. — Ten-year-old Taylor Thornton had just returned from a camping trip with friends to reunite with her family when the tornado hit.
Lee County coroner Bill Harris said his office has identified nearly all the victims, but would not release the names until next of kin are notified.Danny Allen, front, and Dax Leandro try to help their friend, Chris Sward, Monday by searching the remnants of his mobile home, destroyed by a tornado Sunday in Beauregard, Ala. [Photos of the devastation left behind by the twisters]
Ashley Riggs said that she took the day off work to search her friends’ homes in Beauregard, Ala., for any undamaged belongings. They had survived the tornado by sheltering in a bathtub, but one was taken to the hospital with a broken leg and another had bruised her shoulders. When Scott Fillmer opened his front door outside of Beauregard after the tornadoes hit, he found two power lines and a mattress in his driveway. His patio furniture was hanging from the trees that were still standing, while downed pine trees littered his front yard along with jagged slabs of wood.
The National Weather Service reported Monday that a second strong twister began in Macon County and then moved into Lee. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said she had expanded a state of emergency already declared for severe weather. In Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp followed suit with his own emergency declaration Monday for Grady, Harris and Talbot counties.
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