Striking images show destruction caused by deadly severe weather in the South

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Tornado tears through Selma, Alabama

Scenes of devastation in Selma, Alabama following a tornado that tore through the town on Thursday. (Credit: Deborah A. Brown/WEATHER TRAKER /TMX)

Several suspected tornadoes in the South caused damage on Thursday, such as a toppled-over building, shredded trees and blown-out walls of a structure.

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Severe thunderstorms are sweeping through the region, as dozens of Tornado Warnings were issued across Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.

FOX Weather is compiling several photos and videos from witnesses and storm chasers documenting the damage as the storms continue to sweep across the South:

Storm scenes from Alabama

As of early Thursday night, 6 storm-related deaths have been confirmed, according to Autauga County Sheriff David Hill.

Knocked-over semi-truck on Hwy 20 in Decatur, Alabama on January 12, 2023.

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The video below was taken in Moulton, Alabama. It shows uprooted trees, downed power lines and debris scattered across yards and fields, as residents walk around to assess the devastation in their neighborhood.

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Tornado-warned storm plows through Morgan County, Alabama

Video captures uprooted trees and debris scattered across streets in Moulton, Alabama after a tornado-warned storm. The Morgan County Sheriff’s Office has reported injuries. (Credit: Tim Lovett via Storyful)

Further south in Autauga County, a tornado was spotted near Interstate 65.

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Tornado spotted in Autaga County, Alabama

Tornado has been spotted in Autaga County, Alabama near Interstate 65. (Credit: @BamaBoxWX/Twitter)   

In the nearby town of Decatur, a small lighthouse was pushed off of its foundation and toppled over onto the concrete. 

Possible tornado damage is seen in the city of Decatur, Alabama, on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023.

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Decatur also saw a semi-truck pushed over during the storm. In the video below, the truck is being set back upright on Highway 20.

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Overturned semi-truck is set upright in northern Alabama

Storms swept through the South on Thursday, with wind gusts strong enough to push this semi-truck over in Decatur, Alabama. (Courtesy: Decatur Police Department Alabama / Facebook)

Also along Highway 20, power and telephone lines were knocked down.

Damage along Hwy 20 in Decatur, Alabama on January 12, 2023.

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A tornado was spotted in Greensboro central Alabama. 

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Drone footage shows tornado damage in Greensboro, AL

Drone footage shows tornado damage in Greensboro, Alabama where roofs from several homes were ripped off.

Near downtown Selma, a neighborhood was eviscerated. Roofs were blown off of homes, power lines were gnarled and trees and branches had fallen into the streets.

This photo taken near Moulton, Alabama shows a possible tornado swirling through the town. 

View of a possible tornado near Moulton, Alabama on Jan. 12, 2023. (Image credit: @dopplerneal/Twitter)

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Georgia storm damage

West of Atlanta in Lithia Springs, a warehouse was severely damaged when a wall was destroyed. A tornado blew bricks and cement blocks from the wall onto the ground, exposing the shelves of inventory to the elements. 

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Tornado destroys warehouse near Atlanta

In Lithia Springs, bricks and cement blocks were blown off a warehouse, destroying an entire wall and exposing the inventory inside. Severe weather swept through Georgia on January 12, 2023.

The community of Griffin in Spalding County had its local Hobby Lobby destroyed. The photo below shows that part of the roof has been torn off. 

Photo from inside a Hobby Lobby in Griffin, Georgia on January 12, 2023.

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Also in Griffin, several vehicles in the Walmart parking lot were crushed and flipped on their side by a possible tornado.

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Possible tornado crushed, flipped vehicles in central Georgia

Cars and trucks experienced extensive storm damage in the Wal-Mart parking lot in Griffin, Georgia. Severe weather swept through the South on January 12, 2023. (Courtesy: @amandacphillipss / TikTok)

West of Griffin in LaGrange, Georgia, a semi-truck and trees were knocked over along Interstates 85 and 185.

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Semi-truck, trees knocked over by possible tornado in Georgia

This video taken near I-85 and I-185 in LaGrange, Georgia, shows how powerful wind flattened part of the tree line and flipped a semi-truck to its side. Deadly storms swept through the South on January 12, 2023. (Courtesy: @BlueATLGeorgia / Twitter)

Mississippi storm damage

In northeast Mississippi, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency recorded the following video of storm damage from a possible tornado:

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Storm damage from a possible tornado in Mississippi

Debris was scattered across a field in Monroe County in northeast Mississippi. (Courtesy: @MSEMA / Twitter)

Kentucky storm damage 

Several houses and barns were devastated in Mercer County, Kentucky.

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EF-1 tornado damage confirmed in Mercer County, Kentucky

Mercer County Emergency Management Director Brad Cox reports substantial damage in the area with of Kentucky where several houses and barns were hit hard by a tornado.

Nearby in Richmond, trees snapped and fell over onto yards and streets. Some trees fell onto power lines. 

Storm damage at Union City Road in Richmond, Kentucky on January 12, 2023.

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This Richmond home had large chunks of its roof blown off, exposing the inside of the home to the elements.

Storm damage at Union City Road in Richmond, Kentucky on January 12, 2023.

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