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At least 14 dead after tornadoes touch down in Alabama and Georgia
CNN ^ | March 3, 2018 | Dakin Andone and Hollie Silverman

Posted on 03/03/2019 6:12:37 PM PST by rdl6989

CNN)More than a dozen people have been confirmed dead after a series of tornadoes touched down in Alabama and Georgia on Sunday afternoon. Fourteen people have died in Lee County, Alabama, according to Sheriff Jay Jones. Among the dead are both children and adults, he said. At least 12 of those deaths occurred in an area about 5 to 6 miles south of Opelika, Alabama, Jones said.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: US: Alabama; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: tornado

1 posted on 03/03/2019 6:12:37 PM PST by rdl6989
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To: rdl6989

The pictures of the damage are incredible. Sad day and prayers for those affected by this.


2 posted on 03/03/2019 6:16:10 PM PST by volunbeer (Find the truth and accept it - anything else is delusional)
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To: rdl6989

And still going on. Southern freezers stay safe!


3 posted on 03/03/2019 6:16:22 PM PST by Mom MD ( .)
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To: volunbeer

We had a surprising dearth of this the last year, year and a half.... RIP to the victims....


4 posted on 03/03/2019 6:22:04 PM PST by txhurl (whoa)
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To: rdl6989

One hit my home town of DeFuniak Springs FL today. I haven’t heard of any injuries but it did close I-10 due to downed trees.

According to the radar, the same one must have passed very near me but I did not get anything other than heavy rain.


5 posted on 03/03/2019 6:22:43 PM PST by yarddog
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Cheers from Milton!

We got about the same here too.


6 posted on 03/03/2019 6:25:45 PM PST by chris37 (No wall? No vote.)
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Bonjour from Navarre! We had fog and rain.


7 posted on 03/03/2019 6:27:45 PM PST by Zirondelle ("disce aut discede")
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To: chris37

I remember one in the early 60s which killed a lot in Milton.

Also remember in 1965 Walton High broke Milton’s 44 game winning streak, 13-12 in Milton.


8 posted on 03/03/2019 6:30:02 PM PST by yarddog
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To: All

Major damage is reported in Cairo, Geogia.


9 posted on 03/03/2019 6:32:08 PM PST by rdl6989
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To: rdl6989

Lots of prayers going up that there are no more victims. Praying that all are recovered safe and sound


10 posted on 03/03/2019 6:46:07 PM PST by McGavin999 (Border security without a wall is like having a Ring doorbell without a door)
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To: rdl6989

I left Kansas in 1960 and never missed the tornadoes. When I retire in a very short time I will leave CA, but I won’t return to tornado or hurricane country.


11 posted on 03/03/2019 6:46:20 PM PST by umgud
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22 dead

https://twitter.com/wsfa12news/status/1102411600751980549


12 posted on 03/03/2019 7:41:49 PM PST by rdl6989
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To: rdl6989

I heard the siren at least four times.

We had several touch down in the middle Georgia area, but my exact area wasn’t hit.


13 posted on 03/03/2019 8:20:38 PM PST by Conserv
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FATHER GOD,

Draw close to the families of the those who killed in the outbreak of tornadoes in the southern states this evening. May there be an outpouring of support to help them heal and get their lives back in order.

In JESUS’ Name we pray. Amen.


14 posted on 03/03/2019 10:26:07 PM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Psalm ( 32:12))
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To: yarddog

Wow!

There was one in Pensacola with about 2 years that hit a small apartment complex on Scenic Hgwy, I think. I’m pretty sure no one died in that one, which is very fortunate, because someone took a video of it. It was a pretty fat barrel shaped tornado maybe a f3 even, but not a wedge, at night, and in the video it was being periodically illuminated by lighting, but otherwise it was not visible.

I must confess though that game was 6 years before my time :D

Florida dittos, yardog! God bless.


15 posted on 03/04/2019 5:25:28 AM PST by chris37 (No wall? No vote.)
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To: Zirondelle

Bonjour!

Now Navarre is among the most lovely places that I’ve been.

I cannot even remember how many days I have been so blessed to have spent at Florida’s Best Kept Secret^^

Florida dittos, Zirondelle! God bless.


16 posted on 03/04/2019 5:30:01 AM PST by chris37 (No wall? No vote.)
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