'We will then work with our partnering agencies to provide needed resources to our residents who are displaced. 'Our priority at the moment is identifying those citizens in need of emergency medical attention,' the sheriff said. in the Eagle Point community damaging multiple homes, March 25, 2021.ĭamage is seen to a home after a tornado passed through the Eagle Point subdivision, Thursday, March 25, 2021, near Birmingham, Ala. Residents survey damage to homes after a tornado touches down south of Birmingham, Ala. In Shelby County, home to Birmingham, some homes have been completely destroyed, Sheriff John Samaniego said. The search and rescue efforts in the county are ongoing, involving around 200 first responders. There are also reports of multiple injuries in the Ohatchee area, according to Tiffany DeBoer, spokesperson for the county's Emergency Management Agency. Another male family member also survived, he said. A 13-year-old girl in the Ohatchee family survived but lost her mother and grandparents, according to Calhoun County Sheriff Matthew Wade. They include three people from one family and a man in Ohatchee and a woman in Wellington, according to the Calhoun County Medical Examiner's Office. The five confirmed deaths were in Calhoun County, local officials said. One tornado that was tracked in central Alabama Thursday evening may have been on the ground for roughly 100 miles, the National Weather Service's Birmingham office said. These tornadoes are often 'long-track,' which means they may be on the ground for at least 25 miles. 'Violent' means tornado winds could be 166 mph or greater, with ratings of EF-4 or EF-5. The threat of 'violent,' 'long-track' twisters is expected to last through the evening. See /listener for privacy information.At least five people are dead and there are reports of multiple injuries, authorities said, as tornadoes tore through Alabama Thursday afternoon. For a FREE month of listening go to and use promo code GARAGE Our other show - True Crime Garage “Off the Record” is available only on Stitcher Premium. Join us in the Garage as we take a look at the parents strange story and discuss what really happened to little Detrez.īeer of the Week - Rally Point Bohemian Style Pilsner by Service Brewing Company Garage Grade - 3 & 3 quarter bottle caps out of 5 When the EF-3 tornado hit the Piney Woods Estates Mobile Home Park, two parents claimed the storm took their two year old boy Detrez Green. Fifteen people died in Georgia and five more in other southern states as a result of these twisters. Damage estimates were around one hundred million dollars. FEMA and the National Guard were called in to support the rescue efforts. The strongest was an EF-3 tornado with winds of one hundred and fifty miles per hour. January 21st and 22nd of 2017, forty tornadoes touched down in just under forty eight hours in the state of Georgia.

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