The National Weather Service surveyed a round of severe storms and tornadoes in west Alabama on Saturday afternoon. The Saturday storms prompted tornado warnings, leaving affected areas with uprooted trees and downed power lines. There have been multiple confirmed tornadoes, in Tuscaloosa, Cullman and Pickens counties.

Residents are surveying damage from unusually vicious weather in multiple U.S. states where violent twisters, blinding dust storms and fast-moving wildfires decimated entire neighborhoods.

Storm damage has been reported across Alabama from severe weather on Saturday. Severe storms are being blamed for a t least two deaths in Dallas County near Plantersville. Damage to homes and businesses is being reported in multiple areas.

Tuscaloosa firefighter Josh Pate was at work during the storms when a tornado tore through his house in Gordo, AL with his wife and children inside. Fortunately the family was in their tornado shelter and were unharmed.