Drone footage shows Alabama tornado devastation in Selma

Drone footage captured a time aft a tornado struck Selma shows however extended the harm is successful the historical Alabama town.

Thursday’s tempest inflicted dense harm connected Selma, cutting a wide way done the downtown area, wherever ceramic buildings collapsed, oak trees were uprooted, cars were tossed onto their sides and powerfulness lines were near dangling.

The National Weather Service, which was moving to corroborate the twisters, said suspected tornado harm was reported successful astatine slightest 14 counties successful Alabama and 14 successful Georgia.

The tempest blamed for sidesplitting astatine slightest 7 radical successful agrarian Autauga County near harm accordant with an EF3 tornado, which is conscionable 2 steps beneath the astir almighty class of tornado. The tempest had winds of astatine slightest 136 mph, the upwind work said.

Drone Footage/Editing: Patrick Greenfield, Amanda Khorramabadi

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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