In Alabama: TORNADO SLAMS HIGH SCHOOL

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A tornado struck southern Missouri, killing a 7-year-old girl and damaging homes and businesses Thursday, and another apparent twister struck an Alabama high school, authorities said.
There were no immediate reports of injuries at Enterprise High School, state and weather officials said. Police were trying to determine if any students were trapped inside the southeast Alabama school, state Rep. Terry Spicer said.

The Alabama State Emergency Management confirmed one fatality in Wilcox County, Ala., but details of that death were not immediately available.
 
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MSNBC: 8 Killed!

BREAKING NEWS: A tornado struck an Alabama high school, Thursday killing at least eight people, believed to be students and teachers, a state official said. The storm that struck Enterprise was one of several tornadoes that ripped a swath of destruction across at least three states, including Kansas and Missouri.

Yasamie Richardson, a spokeswoman with the Alabama Emergency Management Agency, confirmed the eight deaths at the high school in Enterprise. Richardson said she believes there are students and teachers among the dead.

Officials also confirmed there are still people trapped at the high school.
Earlier a tornado struck in Wilcox County in western Alabama, killing at least one person, reportedly a man in his late 40s. Details were sketchy.

Toni Kaminsky, a spokeswoman with the medical center in Enterprise, said dozens of patients — including students and teachers — were waiting at the town hospital's emergency room. As many as six students have been airlifted to hospitals in nearby Dothan, about 30 miles from Enterprise, Kaminsky said.

William Cooper, a Wilcox County councilman, said he had seen more than 15 students with injuries. Cooper said he thought there were four students trapped in the school, with fire rescue personnel working to get them out. Cooper said that officials from numerous fire and police departments in the area have come to assist.

One person was killed when a tornado ripped through part of Wilcox County, the State Emergency Management agency said.

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CNN - Alabama Death Toll Lowered to 7; 5 at High School

The death toll from Thursday afternoon's storms in southeast Alabama was lowered to seven from the 18 previously reported by emergency officials, according to a spokeswoman at the Alabama Emergency Operations Center.

Five of the deaths were at Enterprise High School, said spokeswoman Tasamie Richardson.

One other death occurred in Enterprise and there was one fatality in Wilcox County, where a number of homes were destroyed, Richardson said.
 
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Severa said:
CNN - Alabama Death Toll Lowered to 7; 5 at High School

The death toll from Thursday afternoon's storms in southeast Alabama was lowered to seven from the 18 previously reported by emergency officials, according to a spokeswoman at the Alabama Emergency Operations Center.

Five of the deaths were at Enterprise High School, said spokeswoman Tasamie Richardson.

One other death occurred in Enterprise and there was one fatality in Wilcox County, where a number of homes were destroyed, Richardson said.
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OK, so a tornado has hit a hospital in Sumter County, Ga. 2 people confirmed killed there.

Also, I am not buying any death toll from Alabama until we know the status of those kids trapped under the roof. I imagine there's a good chance they're dead.
 
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This is truly one of the saddest stories I've seen on the news in sometime.
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Yeah, I'm sure the thought of Talladega being damaged made you weep profusely. :rolleyes:
 
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