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Two students in Dothan, Alabama were hospitalized Monday when an apparent tornado struck Dothan Preparatory Academy, causing significant damage to the roof of the school's gymnasium.
From USA TODAY
One of those places is the Dothan area in Houston County, where a school was damaged and several students injured when a tornado-warned storm moved through the area.
From al.com
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NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center in its Sunday night update has maintained a Level 3 out of 5 (or enhanced) risk for severe weather for all of north and part of central Alabama tonight and into Monday morning (areas in orange in the map at the top of this post).
April 1st means the Spring severe weather season has started in Alabama. During the month, North Alabama has seen two of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in history:
The footage below, shot by Kristin David, shows the suspected tornado touching down next to a small neighborhood. There have been reports of wind damage with trees and power lines
The possibility of severe weather remains in the forecast for Alabama both on Sunday and Monday. Tornadoes, damaging winds, hail and heavy rain will all be possible on both days, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters added that the tornado threat is uncertain, but there is the potential for it to increase.
The National Weather Service office in Birmingham said it is investigating 16 storm tracks in central Alabama to see if tornadoes caused the damage. The tracks are in Autauga, Dallas, Chilton, Perry, Hale, Talladega, Coosa, Tallapoosa, Shelby, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Pike, Chambers and Sumter counties.
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"TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building," the tornado warning said. "Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris."
A line of dangerous storms is sweeping east after touching off several tornadoes, dropping golf ball-sized hail and causing at least two deaths in the central US this weekend.
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