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At Least Six Dead In Alabama Tornado

 Jan Wesner Childs

Published: January 12, 2023
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A tornado has claimed the lives of several people in Autauga County, Alabama.

"​Right now we have six confirmed fatalities," Emergency Management Director Ernie Baggett told weather.com in a phone call Thurdsay evening.

"​The best we can tell is about 40 homes have major damage or have been completely destroyed."

Autauga County is about 41 miles northeast of Selma and includes the city of Prattville.

C​lick here for more details, including our live updates as the news unfolded Thursday.

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The Weather Company’s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our lives. This story does not necessarily represent the position of our parent company, IBM.





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