NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center is maintaining a Level 1 out of 5 risk for parts of south and east Alabama on Friday.

Athens was under a severe thunderstorm warning Dec. 28 when a brief tornado struck downtown, causing heavy damage.

This brings the total number of confirmed tornadoes in the Central Alabama county warning area to 16. Further storm surveys may be conducted as new reports and aerial footage continue to be ...

There was even one report of a tornado in Athens, where trees have been uprooted and significant damage has occurred to buildings on the square. As the sun rises on Sunday, we will start to have a ...

A short-lived, EF-0 tornado was confirmed in Fayette County ... The line of storms caused a trail of damage across Alabama overnight. NWS Huntsville planned to survey damage in the Athens area ...

Officials are assessing the damage after a strong storm system moved across the southern U.S. over the weekend, spawning ...

So far, the line of severe weather has led to about 40 tornado reports from southeastern Texas to Alabama, Pereira said, but those reports remain unconfirmed until surveys of damage are completed.

NORTH ALABAMA (WHNT) — The Weather Authority tracked severe storms across the Tennessee Valley that resulted in an EF-1 tornado in Athens Saturday evening into early Sunday morning. A Tornado ...

Experts say instead of waiting for a tornado warning, people should to heed weather warnings and advisories, with an eye to possibilities of conditions worsening quickly during Alabama's severe ...