NWS: EF-0 Tornado Hit Perry County Thursday

Written by CBS 8 News

Friday, 27 January 2012 12:06

The clean up is continuing in Perry county after an EF-0 tornado snapped trees, knocked out power and damaged several homes.

The national weather service was in the area surveying damage in the Uniontown area this morning.

The weather service says The tornado packed 65 to 80 mile an hour winds.

It tore a path six tenths of a mile long.

Three homes received major damage, but no injuries were reported.

The storms damaged about ten houses in the part of the city known as the Village.

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66 | 88

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57 | 86

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George McDonald
West Alabama Reporter

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