Storm damage: Severe storms ripped through Southeast

It was a busy night Wednesday into Thursday as severe storms swept through Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee.

Most of the severe storm reports occurred over northern Alabama, northern Georgia, and Southeastern Tennessee. A couple of hail reports over Arkansas, most of the hail reported was about the size of a quarter.

There were 36 preliminary wind reports, most of them happening over northern Alabama where many trees were downed, as well as barns destroyed, blown power lines, and roof damage to some structures after debris or branches fell on them.

There were 3 preliminary tornadoes reported. One happened in Decatur County, Georgia, where the winds caused roof damage to a convenience store, and two other ones in Alabama. These last two were captured on the radar after debris signature was seen by meteorologists. There were limbs down on I-65 near mile marker 244 in Chilton County, Alabama. More damage was observed in Shelby County Alabama, as many trees were down along highway 145.

Local National Weather Service meteorologists will survey the area and determine the classification of the tornadoes. We will update this story as soon as we receive more information.