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The storm also hit at Berry Hill Place. Dangerous lines may touch the metal. Salers moved into the home nine months ago. A limb busted out the windows in his wifes car, but there was no structural damage to his apartment. Hill said all four were in the Old Kingston area in central Autauga County. Opelika City Schools in Lee County are delayed two hours. Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham later confirmed that the mother and son were killed by the fallen tree. . The National Weather Service had placed a large stretch of central Florida under a tornado watch on Saturday afternoon as thunderstorms were cutting across the state. Law enforcement encouraged people who have been impacted by the possible tornado to go to Union Academy Baptist Church at 4748 Lower Wetumpka Rd. NWS said the tornado touched down about 3 a.m. Montgomery County Emergency Management Director Christina Thornton said heavy rescue efforts are going on in the area and portions of Lower Wetumpka Road are closed to U.S. 231. Reach her at agladden@gannett.com. The storm also caused widespread damage in south Elmore County along Rifle Range Road and in the Redland area, said Keith Barnett, Elmore County EMA director. Named for the Irish soldier Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico.In the 2020 census, Montgomery's population was 200,603. The tornado touched down. She later added, We can replace the material things, but you cant replace lives.. But we certainly pray for God on high for grace and blessings, and I think thats what we saw here today," Reed said. There are several ways to get wind damage, said Jason Holmes of the NWS office in Birmingham. A tree landed on her sons bed, and he had to crawl out from under it to escape. The people of the Black Belt are strong, and we will get through this together!. Kelsie Salers was counting her blessings late Thursday afternoon as she surveyed the damage of her brick home on County Road 68. The tornado total of 11 was as from Mondays surveys, so the numbers could rise. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Seven people are now confirmed dead and significant damage is being reported from Thursdays severe storms and tornado outbreak across much of central Alabama. Maximum heat index forecast for next 7 days. There have been at least 54 incidents of storm damage throughout the nation Thursday.. Significant damage in Montgomery neighborhood after possible tornado, Mortgage manager shares credit score tips, Montgomery Probate Judge JC Love announces REACCT program, REACCT program launched to protect Montgomery residents from property fraud, CANCELED: Enterprise police searching for missing 12-year-old. "Everywhere I went, whatever direction I went in, there was devastation," Lharris said. The weather service said its unclear whether the damage in Selma and Autauga came from the same tornado or two separate ones. And Alabama is covered by four NWS offices: Huntsville, Birmingham, Mobile and Tallahassee, Fla. Each office is conducting storm surveys in the coming days. Those include Jefferson County and adjacent counties such as Tuscaloosa, Walker, Fayette, and Blount. But were here, and were safe.