Northwestern Alabama was under a tornado warning Thursday.
The scoreboard at Northside High School in Northport, Alabama, crumpled against the wind, with the Twitter account for the school’s football team posting a photo.
Northside High football scoreboard. pic.twitter.com/C1GG4vkppv
— Northside Rams Football (@northsideramsfb) February 17, 2022
Another user, in Brookwood, shared a photo of a trampoline that had blown into their bushes.
DOZENS OF FLORIDA HOMES DESTROYED BY TORNADOES, THOUSANDS LEFT WITHOUT POWER
@spann Brookwood, AL pic.twitter.com/xA2FD1ZLn9
— Hanna Ray Sisson (@hannamarieray) February 17, 2022
A local reporter captured footage of what the “tornadic storm” looked like from Tuscaloosa. In the video, strong winds and rain can be seen.
NEW video of possibly tornadic storm moving through the Alberta City area of Tuscaloosa
Source: Jake Reed pic.twitter.com/x3g6GPVFSE— Jonathan Hardison (@FOX6Hardison) February 17, 2022
A local news station posted a picture of a tree uprooted by the storm. The tree appears to be over 20 feet tall.
In Boley Springs, a local reporter videoed debris scattered around a neighborhood. An entire fence appears completely demolished.
This is some of the storm damage we are seeing in Boley Springs right now. @abc3340 @spann pic.twitter.com/zoB4gymu7v
— Valerie Bell (@vbell_reports) February 17, 2022
As road conditions worsened, two tractor-trailers tipped over on Interstate 22, though only one minor injury was reported by a local journalist on the scene.
UPDATE: Emergency personnel say only one minor injury reported so far from wrecks along I-22 @abc3340 @spann @TaylorSarallo pic.twitter.com/ODnT06LdIQ
— Stephen Quinn (@StephenQ3340) February 17, 2022
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The area is under a flash flood warning until midnight CST.
