BEAUREGARD, Ala. – All the people missing since a tornado roared through this rural community three days ago, killing 23 people and smashing dozens of homes, have been accounted for, Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said Wednesday. Jones previously had said the number of people unaccounted for was down to a handful, and that he…
‘Everyone here is family’: School mourns three young children killed in Alabama tornadoes
BEAUREGARD, Ala. — Third-grade teacher Kristin Cofield pulled out her phone to look over her notes about student Mykala Waldon. But nothing she had written about the vivacious 8-year-old seemed to do her justice. Cofield’s eyes filled with tears before she could even say Mykala’s name. Fellow teacher Dawn Weatherly reached for her hand as…
Deadly tornado devastates Alabama town as peak season begins
BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) — Authorities resume the ground search Monday amid devastation from a deadly tornado that rampaged through southeast Alabama, killing at least 23 people. The Sunday tornado was part of a powerful storm system that also slashed its way across parts of Georgia, South Carolina and Florida. The timing coincides with the beginning…
Roof collapses on man after tornado rips through Iona
LEE COUNTY, Fla. – The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado is responsible for damage in the Iona-McGregor area Thursday morning. NWS says the twister moved from the south part of Pine Island to Lakes Regional Park at 10:40 a.m. It destroyed a mobile home at Iona Gardens, causing it to completely collapse.…