Photos: Tornadoes, severe storms batter Southern states
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Photos: Tornadoes, severe storms batter Southern states A tornado touches down near Moundville in Hale County, Ala., Wednesday, March 17, 2021, causing damage to homes and downing trees. A wave of storms is pounding the Deep South, leaving a trail of splintered trees and damaged buildings. And forecasters said still more severe weather was on the way Wednesday with the potential for massive tornadoes, downpours and hail the size of tennis balls. (Gary Cosby Jr.,/The Tuscaloosa News via AP)
Photos: Tornadoes, severe storms batter Southern states A chicken farm off Strengthford Cooley Road in Wayne County, Miss., sustained extensive damage on St. Patrick's Day after a tornado touched down Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Forecasters believe more severe weather is expected Wednesday with the potential for massive tornadoes, downpours and hail the size of tennis balls. (Cam Bonelli/Hattiesburg American via AP)
Photos: Tornadoes, severe storms batter Southern states Damage to Bobbi Harris' property on Old Greensboro Road is seen, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Moundville, Ala., after severe weather came through the area. No one was inside at the time. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Photos: Tornadoes, severe storms batter Southern states Mitch Hendry cuts through fallen trees on his property with a chainsaw after a tornado came through on St. Patrick's Day near Strengthford Cooley Road in Wayne County, Miss., Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Forecasters believe more severe weather is expected Wednesday with the potential for massive tornadoes, downpours and hail the size of tennis balls. (Cam Bonelli/Hattiesburg American via AP)
Photos: Tornadoes, severe storms batter Southern states Damage to the roof of a home on Old Greensboro Road is seen, following severe weather, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Moundville, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Photos: Tornadoes, severe storms batter Southern states A camper just sold to Mark Dockery, the assistant chief of the Moundville Fire Department, was destroyed by severe weather along Old Greensboro Road, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Moundville, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Photos: Tornadoes, severe storms batter Southern states Recreational vehicles technician Chuck Folts of AMU RV service and repair, describes how he hunkered down as a tornado destroyed the roof of the workshop above him, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Moundville, Ala. A wave of storms is pounding the Deep South, leaving a trail of splintered trees and damaged buildings. And forecasters said still more severe weather was on the way Wednesday with the potential for massive tornadoes, downpours and hail the size of tennis balls. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Photos: Tornadoes, severe storms batter Southern states Trees along Cotten Lane in the Woolworth community in northeast Lincoln County, Miss., are littered with tree limbs that might have been fallen by a tornado Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Forecasters believe more severe weather is expected Wednesday with the potential for massive tornadoes, downpours and hail the size of tennis balls. (Brett Campbell/The Daily Leader via AP)
Photos: Tornadoes, severe storms batter Southern states A road crew passes downed trees after a tornado came through on St. Patrick's Day in Wayne County, Miss., Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Forecasters believe more severe weather is expected Wednesday with the potential for massive tornadoes, downpours and hail the size of tennis balls. (Cam Bonelli/Hattiesburg American via AP)
Photos: Tornadoes, severe storms batter Southern states AMU RV service and repair on Old Greensboro Road where severe weather destroyed multiple client-owned recreational vehicles and tore the roof off the workshop with people inside, who survived, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Moundville, Ala. Possible tornadoes knocked down trees, toppled power lines and damaged homes in rural Chilton County and the Alabama communities of Burnsville and Moundville, where power was out and trees blocked a main highway. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Photos: Tornadoes, severe storms batter Southern states A utility worker looks to repair lines with the roof of Kelley Electric draped on the lines after downtown Moundville was hit by severe weather, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Moundville, Ala. Possible tornadoes knocked down trees, toppled power lines and damaged homes in rural Chilton County and the Alabama communities of Burnsville and Moundville, where power was out and trees blocked a main highway. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Photos: Tornadoes, severe storms batter Southern states Homes and cars on Waterbury Drive were heavily damaged from severe weather, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Moundville, Ala. Possible tornadoes knocked down trees, toppled power lines and damaged homes in rural Chilton County and the Alabama communities of Burnsville and Moundville, where power was out and trees blocked a main highway. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Photos: Tornadoes, severe storms batter Southern states AMU RV service and repair on Old Greensboro Road where severe weather destroyed multiple client-owned recreational vehicles, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Moundville, Ala. Possible tornadoes knocked down trees, toppled power lines and damaged homes in rural Chilton County and the Alabama communities of Burnsville and Moundville, where power was out and trees blocked a main highway. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
Photos: Tornadoes, severe storms batter Southern states AMU RV service and repair on Old Greensboro Road was struck by a tornado that destroyed multiple client-owned recreational vehicles, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Moundville, Ala. The tornado also tore the roof off the workshop with people inside, who survived. A wave of storms is pounding the Deep South, leaving a trail of splintered trees and damaged buildings. And forecasters said still more severe weather was on the way Wednesday with the potential for massive tornadoes, downpours and hail the size of tennis balls. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
