Another round of severe weather leaves more damage in Central Alabama

LATEST UPDATES. WELL, BACK HERE IN CENTRAL ALABAMA, MANY SPENT THE DAY CLEANING UP DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE STORMS EARLIER THIS MORNING. AREAS LIKE HUEYTOWN AND MCCULLOUGH SEEING WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. �� 13 ERIN LLEWELLYN VISITED THESE NEIGHBORHOODS FOR A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT RESIDENTS ARE SEEING. HAIL, RAIN AND WINDS RIPPED ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA SUNDAY MORNING, LEAVING BEHIND DOWNED TREES. WHEN THE ALARM WENT OFF, I GOT UP AND WENT TO THE WINDOW JUST IN TIME TO SEE THESE TWO BIG TREES FALL OVER IN SLOW MOTION. DEBBIE HORNSBY LIVES IN THIS HUEYTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD. SHE SAYS SHE AND HER NEIGHBORS HAD 20 TREES FALL DURING THE SEVERE WEATHER. MOST EVERYBODY AROUND THE LAKES ARE RELATIVES, AND WE WE ALL KIND OF CHIPPED IN TODAY AND HAVE BEEN WORKING MOSTLY ALL DAY TRYING TO GET IT SQUARED AWAY JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. CLEANUP EFFORTS IN MCCALLA. AFTER THIS TREE FELL ON DORIAN’S HOUSE. GLASS FELL DOWN. THE RAIN POURED IN. THE TREE CAME THROUGH THE SKYLIGHT AND THROUGH OUR BATHROOM AND OTHER PLACES IN OUR BEDROOM. ALL WHILE SHE AND HER HUSBAND, LEONARD WERE SLEEPING IN BED. MY HUSBAND SAID, GO RIGHT NOW. LEAVE BEFORE THE WALLS FALLING. FOR HORNSBY AND HER FAMILY, THE TREES WERE ROOTED IN SENTIMENTAL VALUE. MEMORIES THEY’LL SHARE FOR YEARS TO COME. PROBABLY JUST. WE’LL JUST GO WITH THE PICNICS AND THE GOOD STUFF, BECAUSE IT’S BEEN A LOT OF OF THINGS THAT HAVE GONE ON OVER THE YEARS. THAT’S JUST BEEN WONDERFUL. AND KIDS GROWING UP, ALL THE KIDS AND ALL THE KIDS AND ALL THE GRANDKIDS COME. IT’S JUST THE FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. WHILE RACHEL IS HAPPY HER AND HER HUSBAND MADE IT OUT ALIVE. WE’RE VERY THANKFUL TOO, BECAUSE WE COULD HAVE BEEN HURT, INJURED BADLY IF ONE OF THE TREE LIMBS HAD HIT US IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.

FULL FORECAST | CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS | FIRST WARNING LIVE RADAR | WAYS TO STAY SAFE IN SEVERE WEATHER | UPLOAD YOUR WEATHER PHOTOS | TURN ON WEATHER NOTIFICATIONSStrong storms rolled through Alabama again Sunday morning, bringing lots of rain, lightning and high winds.There were several reports of trees down in areas including Hoover, Tuscaloosa, Mountain Brook, Vestavia Hills and other areas about 6 a.m. and 7 a.m.One tree fell across a section of Colonnade Parkway, and as of 12:30 p.m., it was blocking all lanes going towards Hwy. 280, forcing many drivers to turn around.More storm damage Saturday: Birmingham woman trapped in home by fallen treeTrees were reported down on some houses in Hueytown and McCalla as well.No injuries were reported.Doris Reel had a tree fall on her McCalla home during the storm while she and her husband Leonard slept. “Glass fell down, the rain poured in the tree, came through the skylight, and through our bathroom and other places in our bedroom,�� she said. “We ran. My husband said, ‘Go right now. Leave before the walls fall in.’”Debbie Hornsby said she and her Hueytown neighbors had 20 trees fall during the severe weather. She told �� 13 those trees were rooted in sentimental value �� creating memories that will last for years.>> YOUR FORECAST: The latest from �� 13 meteorologists “The picnics and the good stuff because it’s been a lot of things that have gone on over the years that have just been wonderful,�� she said. “Kids growing up �� all the kids and all the grandkids come. It’s just fun for the whole family.�� The Tuscaloosa County Emergency Management Agency said more than a dozen homes had storm damage, most of had trees that fell onto the structures.More homes are believed to be damaged in the northern part of the county and teams will be out to assess the damage Monday, the TCEMA said.Most of the Central Alabama area remains under a marginal risk for storms Sunday afternoon and evening.The latest: Weather coverage from �� 13

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. —

Strong storms rolled through Alabama again Sunday morning, bringing lots of rain, lightning and high winds.

There were several reports of trees down in areas including Hoover, Tuscaloosa, Mountain Brook, Vestavia Hills and other areas about 6 a.m. and 7 a.m.

One tree fell across a section of Colonnade Parkway, and as of 12:30 p.m., it was blocking all lanes going towards Hwy. 280, forcing many drivers to turn around.

More storm damage Saturday: Birmingham woman trapped in home by fallen tree

Trees were reported down on some houses in Hueytown and McCalla as well.

No injuries were reported.

Doris Reel had a tree fall on her McCalla home during the storm while she and her husband Leonard slept.

“Glass fell down, the rain poured in the tree, came through the skylight, and through our bathroom and other places in our bedroom,�� she said. “We ran. My husband said, ‘Go right now. Leave before the walls fall in.’��

Debbie Hornsby said she and her Hueytown neighbors had 20 trees fall during the severe weather. She told �� 13 those trees were rooted in sentimental value �� creating memories that will last for years.

>> YOUR FORECAST: The latest from �� 13 meteorologists

“The picnics and the good stuff because it’s been a lot of things that have gone on over the years that have just been wonderful,�� she said. “Kids growing up �� all the kids and all the grandkids come. It’s just fun for the whole family.��

The Tuscaloosa County Emergency Management Agency said more than a dozen homes had storm damage, most of had trees that fell onto the structures.

More homes are believed to be damaged in the northern part of the county and teams will be out to assess the damage Monday, the TCEMA said.

Most of the Central Alabama area remains under a marginal risk for storms Sunday afternoon and evening.

The latest: Weather coverage from �� 13

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Another round of severe weather leaves more damage in Central Alabama

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