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.

A wave of storms reportedly swept into Alabama on Saturday, March 15. They brought with them a rarely-seen threat level for possible long-track tornadoes, accompanied by winds of up to 70 m.p.h., golf ball-sized hail and torrential rain.

The National Weather Service office in Birmingham said it is investigating 16 storm tracks in central Alabama to see if tornadoes caused the damage. The tracks are in Autauga, Dallas, Chilton, Perry, Hale, Talladega, Coosa, Tallapoosa, Shelby, Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Pike, Chambers and Sumter counties.