
Gary Cosby Jr / The Decatur Daily via AP
Greg Cook hugs his friend David Derrick at East Limestone community on Friday, March 2. A reported tornado destroyed several houses in northern Alabama as storms threatened more twisters across the region Friday.
Multiple tornadoes tore paths across Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee and Indiana on Friday, leaving an undetermined number of people injured, and homes and businesses destroyed, emergency officials and forecasters said.
A "very large super-cell" of tornadoes touched down in northern Alabama early in the day, damaging homes and a prison and injuring at least four people. In southern Tennessee, another twister ripped 20 homes off their foundations and submerged boats, officials said.
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Hey y'all, it's still winter. Wait till spring gets here...!!!!!! Last year in Jan. we had 16 tornados, this year in Jan we've had 95..! Do the math.!!!!!!