Alabama Tornado

At least six people were killed on Thursday when a tornado and powerful storms ravaged the southern US state of Alabama, rescue officials confirmed.

A cluster of tornadoes swept through the southern US state of Alabama Thursday evening, killing at least five people, authorities said.

Residents of a small Alabama city, still reeling after deadly tornadoes devastated their corner of the state, said President Donald Trump's visit Thursday was "a godsend."

The man in the baseball cap stood at the edge of the road and gazed out across the devastation, unseeing. "I'm Bobby Kidd," he said. He could barely choke out the words. "AJ was my grandson."

Rescuers uncovered widespread damage in Alabama on Monday caused by two back-to-back tornadoes that ripped across the southern state, with the death toll of 23 expected to rise further.

A tornado tore through the southern US state of Alabama on Sunday, killing 23 people, uprooting trees and causing "catastrophic" damage to buildings and roads, a local sheriff said.

People were plucked off rooftops or climbed into their attics to get away from fast-rising waters when nearly 2 feet (0.6 meters) of rain fell on the Florida Panhandle and Alabama coast in the span of about 24 hours, the latest bout of severe weather that began with tornadoes in the Midwest.

US President Barack Obama arrived in Moore, Oklahoma, on Sunday to tour the town that was hammered last week by a powerful tornado that killed 24 people and assure its residents that the federal government would provide long-term help.

A Facebook page is reuniting victims of the killer US tornadoes with their precious family photos and documents.

A dog who went missing after tornadoes hit the US state of Alabama on April 27 turned up at his owners' home 20 days later - finding his way home despite having sustained two broken front legs.Mason, a terrier mongrel, was hiding in his owners' garage when a tornado ravaged the city of Birmingham. The twister picked him up and blew him away. His ow...

Firefighters searched one splintered pile after another for survivors on Thursday, combing the remains of houses and neighborhoods pulverized by the nation's deadliest tornado outbreak in almost four decades. Around 300 people were killed across six states -- more than two-thirds of them in Alabama, where large cities bore the half-mile-wide scars ...

A tornado-spewing storm system that killed at least 45 people across half the country unleashed its worst fury on North Carolina, where homes broke apart, trees snapped and livestock were swept into the air. Residents in the capital city and rural hamlets alike on Sunday mourned the dead, marvelled at their own survival and began to clean up devast...

People in the southeastern United States were dealing on Wednesday with the devastation caused by a severe storm that tore buildings apart and overturned cars.At least three tornadoes were reported in Louisiana, according to broadcaster ABC.One home in the town of Bush was completely torn from its foundations, leaving household items strewn over th...

At least six people were killed on Thursday when a tornado and powerful storms ravaged the southern US state of Alabama, rescue officials confirmed.

A cluster of tornadoes swept through the southern US state of Alabama Thursday evening, killing at least five people, authorities said.

Residents of a small Alabama city, still reeling after deadly tornadoes devastated their corner of the state, said President Donald Trump's visit Thursday was "a godsend."

The man in the baseball cap stood at the edge of the road and gazed out across the devastation, unseeing. "I'm Bobby Kidd," he said. He could barely choke out the words. "AJ was my grandson."

Rescuers uncovered widespread damage in Alabama on Monday caused by two back-to-back tornadoes that ripped across the southern state, with the death toll of 23 expected to rise further.

A tornado tore through the southern US state of Alabama on Sunday, killing 23 people, uprooting trees and causing "catastrophic" damage to buildings and roads, a local sheriff said.

People were plucked off rooftops or climbed into their attics to get away from fast-rising waters when nearly 2 feet (0.6 meters) of rain fell on the Florida Panhandle and Alabama coast in the span of about 24 hours, the latest bout of severe weather that began with tornadoes in the Midwest.

US President Barack Obama arrived in Moore, Oklahoma, on Sunday to tour the town that was hammered last week by a powerful tornado that killed 24 people and assure its residents that the federal government would provide long-term help.

A Facebook page is reuniting victims of the killer US tornadoes with their precious family photos and documents.

A dog who went missing after tornadoes hit the US state of Alabama on April 27 turned up at his owners' home 20 days later - finding his way home despite having sustained two broken front legs.Mason, a terrier mongrel, was hiding in his owners' garage when a tornado ravaged the city of Birmingham. The twister picked him up and blew him away. His ow...

Firefighters searched one splintered pile after another for survivors on Thursday, combing the remains of houses and neighborhoods pulverized by the nation's deadliest tornado outbreak in almost four decades. Around 300 people were killed across six states -- more than two-thirds of them in Alabama, where large cities bore the half-mile-wide scars ...

A tornado-spewing storm system that killed at least 45 people across half the country unleashed its worst fury on North Carolina, where homes broke apart, trees snapped and livestock were swept into the air. Residents in the capital city and rural hamlets alike on Sunday mourned the dead, marvelled at their own survival and began to clean up devast...

People in the southeastern United States were dealing on Wednesday with the devastation caused by a severe storm that tore buildings apart and overturned cars.At least three tornadoes were reported in Louisiana, according to broadcaster ABC.One home in the town of Bush was completely torn from its foundations, leaving household items strewn over th...