Alabama tornado

FEMA says mitigation advisors will give tips about rebuilding and protecting homes from future disaster-related damage. Most of the information is geared toward do-it-yourself work and general contractors.

Friday’s violent weather system spouted heavy winds and possible tornadoes in Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Kentucky brought heavy snow to parts of the Midwest. Rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow and strong winds were reported in Michigan and Indiana.

A Facebook group is helping reconnect storm victims with lost belongings after last month’s deadly tornadoes in Alabama. It’s called the “Missing Items, Documents, Photos from Alabama Tornados.”

Free legal help is coming Alabamians affected by deadly storms and tornadoes that hit the state in January. Legal Services Alabama says many legal needs have emerged in the impacted communities.

The annual Selma celebration that commemorates the fight for voting rights had to factor in damage from this month’s tornado that injured over two dozen people and plunged parts of the city into darkness.

A giant, swirling storm system billowing across the South has killed at least six people in central Alabama and one in Georgia and spawned a tornado that shredded the walls of homes, toppled roofs and uprooted trees in Selma.

The National Weather Service getting the word out on the value of media reports and calls from property owners as it works to confirm tornado touchdowns like the ones from last Tuesday.

Parts of the state are being advised to prepare for bad weather tonight. An approaching cold front is expected to pass over Mississippi before heading into west Central Alabama this evening. Forecasters say that could carry a slight chance of tornadoes and heavy straight-line winds.

Three people are confirmed dead and a dozen more injured as a powerful storm front packing suspected tornadoes smashed into buildings, downed trees and…