Schools in Gilmer County will have early dismissal between noon and 1 p.m. Schools in Banks County will release students at 2 p.m today. ET) Two Georgia School Districts Announce Early Dismissals The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF1 tornado with winds around 100 mph this morning in West Harrodsburg, Kentucky. ET) Tornado Confirmed In Mercer County, Kentucky If you have an emergency, please dial 911. 'PLEASE STAY HOME! We will update you with more details soon. 'Our team is working to regain power, clear streets, remove storm debris, and answer incoming calls regarding the needed help,' an update from the city this evening read. ET) Griffin, Georgia, Residents Told To Stay Home Ernie Baggett, the county’s emergency management director, told The Associated Press that an estimated 40 to 50 homes were damaged. The county is about 41 miles northeast of Selma and includes the city of Prattville.

There are reports of deaths in Autauga County, Alabama, but a dispatcher there told that officials were out in the field responding to the emergency and could not be immediately reached to confirm. The hardest hit areas were the communities of Marbury and Old Kingston. 'The best we can tell is about 40 homes have major damage or have been completely destroyed.'īaggett said most of the deaths were in mobile homes. 'Right now we have six confirmed fatalities,' Emergency Management Director Ernie Baggett told in a phone call a few minutes ago. ET) At Least Six Dead In AlabamaĪ tornado claimed the lives of several people in Autauga County, Alabama. Here are our updates from throughout the day Thursday. (WATCH: DHere's What To Expect From These Storms ) Power outages neared 200,000 across Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia. Homes and businesses were damaged in several areas, semis tipped over and power lines knocked down. One tornado carved a path of destruction through Selma, Alabama.

Sign up for the Morning Brief email newsletter to get weekday updates from The Weather Channel and our meteorologists.Īt least six people are dead and damage and injuries were reported in several areas as severe weather including tornadoes moved across the Southeast Thursday. This article is no longer being updated.

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