DALLAS COUNTY, Ala. – Severe weather on Wednesday in the Southeast made anything not securely tied down a potential flying missile. That included boats.
In Alabama, a power company posted a photograph of a boat that was wrapped around a utility pole, WIAT reported.
Workers from the Central Alabama Electric Cooperative were assessing damage in Dallas County on Wednesday afternoon after severe storms and tornadoes rumbled through central Alabama, the television station reported.
“From our crews working in Dallas County as they assess the damage to the area — that’s a boat, y’all,” Central Alabama Electric Cooperative posted on its Facebook page. “Please take these storms seriously throughout the afternoon and night.”
Residents in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic states were bracing for severe weather heading into Thursday, including potential tornadoes, strong winds and damaging hail.
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Multiple tornadoes had already been observed in Mississippi and Alabama by early evening Wednesday.
Tree damage was reported in parts of central Alabama and thousands of people were without power on Wednesday afternoon, according to Alabama Power.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Damage to the roof of a home on Old Greensboro Road is seen, following severe weather, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Moundville, Ala.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.