A monster tornado ripped through the city of Selma on Thursday, leaving carnage in its wake, including downed power lines and damaged buildings, Alabama officials said.
The “large and extremely dangerous” storm, as the National Weather Service characterized it, was one of more than a dozenon Thursday.
As the storm system’s punishing rains and powerful gales moved east throughout the day, the weather service issued an emergency warning for several counties, advising that residents take shelter amid the “life-threatening situation.” In Selma, a city of 17,000 people, at least one person was believed trapped in a collapsed building, according to Mayor James Perkins.
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