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Tornado Touches Down in Birmingham, Alabama

A tornado touched down in Birmingham, Alabama, on Thursday, June 22.

The National Weather Service warned residents of the suburbs of Birmingham about flash floods and short-lived tornadoes approaching the area Thursday evening and continuing through Friday, according to local reports.

Fairfield, Alabama, received the worst of the storm. The storm destroyed several businesses and many people have been taken to the hospital with injuries. Credit: Twitter/ Russ Jalbert‏(@HooverNole via Storyful)