A tornado was reported on the ground in Tuscaloosa and severe wind damage was reported in Birmingham. Dekalb County appeared to be the hardest hit in North Alabama, reports say, with several roofs blown away and power lines downed.
The National Weather Service, according to reports, placed Dekalb County under a tornado warning around 2:15 p.m. Tuesday after detecting a rotating cell near Rainsville. Wind destroyed several roofs and power lines on Garrett Street near Parker Avenue off Alabama 75 south of Rainsville.
The same storm system, which caused widespread damage and flooding in Texas, left some 50,000 Alabama Power customers without power at the height of the storm. Power was restored to all but 10,000 residents by 5:30 p.m., according to reports.
Julie Ballenger, spokesperson for Cherokee Electric Cooperative, reported “scattered” outages throughout the duration of the storm.
“We had at least two poles that were broken and a downed three-phase line on Highway 9,” said Ballenger. “We had approximately 300 outages in all. But most all of our crews were home by 6 p.m.”
Beverly Daniel, director, Cherokee County Emergency Management Agency, said her office received some reports of downed trees in the area, but no reports of serious damage or injury.
“We were very lucky,” said Daniel
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