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"With so many houses gone, it is only by the grace of God that we had only two fatalities" -- Lincoln County Sheriff Murray Blackwelder

Teresa Ingram had built a world for her 8-year-old daughter, Shelby, at Billy Barb's Court in Limestone County, but that dream came crumbling down Monday evening when a tornado ripped through her mobile home park, killing two of her neighbors.

The early word from the National Weather Service: "Nothing strong or severe yet" on radar

The storm was the same one that ripped through Smith Institute in Etowah County after midnight early this morning.

Visitation will be Friday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Cove Church, 366 Old Highway 431, Owens Cross Roads. The funeral service will be at the church immediately after visitation, followed by burial in Maple Hill Cemetery. In addition, the family will host a "Celebration of Life" reception at 5 p.m. Friday in the McMullen Cove Clubhouse, 38 McMullen Lane, Huntsville.

North Alabama counties under the watch: Madison, Limestone, Jackson, DeKalb, Marshall, Cullman, Morgan, Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Franklin and Marion.

The first wave of severe weather is over, and many are asking - how can we help our neighbors?Jessica Rasche, 211 program manager with Crisis Services of North Alabama, said Madison County seems to be under control, but Limestone County...

Monday night's meeting had been postponed until 4 p.m. today. The meeting will now occur Wednesday at noon in the council chambers.

Aside from a short-lived twister that ripped through his community 25 years ago, Coxey resident Johnny Hughes had never witnessed a tornado the size of the one that destroyed his home and car Monday night.

No loss of life or injuries, but a lot of work to do