HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A Huntsville volunteer group is jumping into action after an EF-3 tornado struck the town of Fultondale on Monday. Steven Larson and his wife Tammy are organizers for Gulf Coast Disaster Relief, a nonprofit dedicated to helping victims of natural disasters; usually traveling to areas impacted by hurricanes and flooding. “This is…
Tornado that hit Alabama town, killing 1, was an EF-3 with 150 mph winds
A tornado that struck Alabama on Monday night, killing a 14-year-old boy and injuring more than two dozen people, was an EF-3 storm with peak winds of 150 mph, the National Weather Service said. The tornado struck Fultondale and Center Point, northern suburbs of Birmingham, at around 10:30 p.m. Monday as a series of storms…
Tornado Strikes Alabama City, Killing at Least One
A tornado barreled through a northern suburb of Birmingham, Ala., late on Monday night, killing a teenager who had been sheltering in a basement with his family members when a tree fell on the house, the authorities said. The storm, which struck the city of Fultondale just before 11 p.m. local time, was part of…