Storm Damage In Alabama: Power Outages, Trees Down In West AL

WINFIELD, AL — West Alabama saw tornadoes touch down Wednesday night as severe thunderstorms swept through the state. Significant damage was reported in Winfield and parts of Marion County.

The Marion County Emergency Management Agency said buildings, roofs and power lines in downtown Winfield were damaged, but no injuries have been reported.

The National Weather Service in Birmingham said trees were reported down in Lamar, Jefferson and Walker counties and power lines are down in Chilton, Blount, Marion counties. More than 3,000 Alabamians lost power as a result of the storms, with more than 2,000 of those outages coming in Jefferson and Marion counties.

Pickens County reported damage in Aliceville, roughly 45 miles west of Tuscaloosa. Photos of some structural damage and trees down were posted by ABC 33/40 Thursday morning.

As well, the Etowah County EMA said Thursday morning they are working on multiple damage reports in the Glencoe area, but no injuries have been reported.

A report from WBRC said a tornado was spotted in Shelby County near Calera, and trees were reported down, coupled with reports of power outages in the area.

Heavy rain has caused flash flooding in several area of the state, and the NWS issued a flash flood warning Thursday morning for Bibb, Shelby and Talladega counties until 11 a.m., and flood advisories are in effect for portions of Greene, Pickens, Sumter and Jefferson counties.

The NWS in Birmingham said a small risk of strong to severe storms will continue through Thursday afternoon as thunderstorms slowly make their way to southeast Alabama. Storms may also produce heavy rainfall and localized flooding. The threat has ended for our northwestern counties.

"Most of Alabama, except for the northwest and extreme northeast, has been placed in a marginal risk for severe storms roughly through 6 p.m.," meteorologist Scott Martin said. "The main threats will be isolated damaging wind gusts up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail. Highs will be in the lower 70s to the lower 80s."