At least seven tornadoes hit Alabama on Saturday, and that number will likely climb even higher later today.
The National Weather Service plans to continue looking at storm damage and has several areas that will be visited by storm survey teams today (Monday).
So far tornado tracks have been confirmed in Chilton, Shelby, Talladega, Hale, Perry, Bibb and Dallas counties.
The Dallas County tornado was the strongest surveyed so far, an EF-3 that is responsible for two deaths in the Plantersville area. Another person was killed in Talladega County, where an EF-2 tornado has been confirmed.
The National Weather Service in Birmingham said it will send out more survey teams today to look at damage in Pike, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, and Walker counties.
The weather service said surveys in Chambers, Coosa and Sumter could happen on Tuesday or Wednesday.
The weather service in Huntsville has plans to look at storm damage in Cullman County today as well.
Severe Weather in Alabama: March 15th weekend
Here are the seven tornadoes confirmed so far:
- Allenville Road tornado (Hale/Perry counties): EF-0, top winds, 80 mph. Path length 21.72 miles; path width 500 yards. No injuries. Tornado touched down at 6:39 p.m. Saturday near Gallion in Hale County and lifted near Morgan Springs in Perry County.
- Deer Creek Road tornado (Bibb County): EF-0, peak winds 80 mph. Path length 7.63 miles; path width 75 yards. No injuries. Tornado touched down at 7:39 p.m. Saturday near the Talladega National Forest in Bibb County and lifted near Ashby.
- Calera tornado (Chilton/Shelby counties): EF-1, peak winds 90 mph. Path Length 9.70 miles; path width 250 yards. No injuries. Tornado touched down at 7:57 p.m. near Minooka Park in Chilton County and lifted near Camp Branch in Shelby County.
- Lawler Drive tornado (Shelby County): EF-1, peak winds 90 mph. Path length 2.55 miles; path width 150 yards. No injuries. Tornado touched down at 8 p.m. Saturday near Montevallo in Shelby County and lifted near American Village.
- Winterboro tornado (Talladega County): EF-2, peak winds 120 mph. Path Length 3.63 miles; path width 500 yards. One death and one injury. Tornado touched down at 8:42 p.m. Saturday in Winterboro in Talladega County and lifted nearby. The tornado did significant damage to the Old Winterboro High School building and gym. One person was killed when a single-wide manufactured home was destroyed near Bob White Road.
- Plantersville tornado (Dallas/Autauga/Chilton counties): EF-3, peak winds 140 mph. Path length 24.25 miles; path width 1,000 yards. Two deaths and two injuries. The tornado touched down at 8:50 p.m. Saturday near Valley Creek Junction in Dallas County and lifted near Clanton in Chilton County. More details still to come.
- Rock Creek Road tornado (Tallapoosa County): EF-2, top winds 120 mph. Path length 20.44 miles; path width 800 yards. No injuries. The tornado touched down near Dare Park in Tallapoosa County and lifted near Daviston.
See the preliminary reports on those tornadoes here.
