At Least 5 Killed as Multiple Tornadoes Rip Through Alabama, Destroying Homes

At Least 5 Killed as Multiple Tornadoes Rip Through Alabama, Destroying Homes
A house is left missing a roof after a tornado passed through the Eagle Point subdivision in Hoover, Ala., on March 25, 2021. Marvin Gentry/REUTERS
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Several powerful tornadoes tore through northern Alabama on Thursday, killing at least five people, injuring dozens of others, and destroying entire neighborhoods.

The five confirmed fatalities were in Ohatchee, a town of about 1,200 people in the northwestern corner of the state where a twister ripped apart homes and downed trees and power lines, according to the Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency.