KeptByTheWord
03-02-2012, 10:02 AM
I just saw this on Foxnews, and my heart is heavy for the people of this area who are in the path of this monster tornado and who went through so much last year with tornados... I am in prayer for them now...
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/03/02/alabama-schools-closing-early-amid-weather-threat/
DEVELOPING: A reported tornado touched down in Alabama on Friday, destroying homes between Athens and eastern Limestone County, emergency officials said.
There was no immediate word on any injuries, but the Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Management Office said ambulances are responding to neighborhoods near Huntsville.
Thousands of Alabama schoolchildren have been ordered to leave school early because of the threat of tornadoes and other severe weather across the northern half of the state.
More than 20 school systems said they are dismissing classes early Friday because of the possibility of severe storms. Otherwise, the bad weather could hit around the time schools normally dismiss for the day, based on predictions from the National Weather Service.
School systems dismissing students early include those in Jefferson County, Tuscaloosa and Walker County, which were all hard by deadly twisters last April.
Forecasters said severe storms are likely across north Alabama from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning. The weather service said there's a chance of long-track tornadoes, strong winds, flooding and large hail.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/03/02/alabama-schools-closing-early-amid-weather-threat/
DEVELOPING: A reported tornado touched down in Alabama on Friday, destroying homes between Athens and eastern Limestone County, emergency officials said.
There was no immediate word on any injuries, but the Huntsville-Madison County Emergency Management Office said ambulances are responding to neighborhoods near Huntsville.
Thousands of Alabama schoolchildren have been ordered to leave school early because of the threat of tornadoes and other severe weather across the northern half of the state.
More than 20 school systems said they are dismissing classes early Friday because of the possibility of severe storms. Otherwise, the bad weather could hit around the time schools normally dismiss for the day, based on predictions from the National Weather Service.
School systems dismissing students early include those in Jefferson County, Tuscaloosa and Walker County, which were all hard by deadly twisters last April.
Forecasters said severe storms are likely across north Alabama from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning. The weather service said there's a chance of long-track tornadoes, strong winds, flooding and large hail.