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Tornado rips through Alabama

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Jan. 24, 2012: A throng of media, law enforcement officers, teachers and Gov. Robert Bentley walk through the lobby of the heavily damaged Center Point Elementary School in Center Point, Ala. (AP)

Jan. 23, 2012: Tornado damage from early morning storms is seen in Center Point, Ala. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says he will tour two of the state's storm-damaged areas on Tuesday.  (AP/The Birmingham News)

Jan. 23, 2012: Tornado damage from early morning storms is seen in Center Point, Ala. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says he will tour two of the state's storm-damaged areas on Tuesday. Bentley says Monday's storms proved that community safe rooms work.  (AP/The Birmingham News)

Jan. 23, 2012: Tornado damage from early morning storms is seen in Center Point, Ala. Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says he will tour two of the state's storm-damaged areas on Tuesday. A tree top hit a steel shelter holding more than 50 people next door to the Maplesville fire department, and no one was injured.  (AP/The Birmingham News)

Jan. 23, 2012: Tornado damage from early morning storms is seen in Center Point, Ala.  (AP/The Birmingham News)

Jan. 23, 2012: Residents walk around through the debris of their neighborhood after a possible tornado ripped through the Trussville, Ala. area. (AP)

Jan. 23, 2012: Residents comb through debris looking for personal belongings after a severe storm and possible tornado ripped through the Georgebrook subdivision area in Trussville, Ala.  (AP)

Jan. 23, 2012: Residents comb through debris looking for personal belongings after a severe storm and possible tornado ripped through the Georgebrook subdivision area in Trussville, Ala. (AP)

Jan. 23, 2012: Residents comb through debris looking for personal belongings after a severe storm and possible tornado ripped through the Georgebrook subdivision area in Trussville, Ala.  (AP)

Jan. 23, 2012: Residents comb through debris looking for personal belongings after a severe storm and possible tornado ripped through the Georgebrook subdivision area in Trussville, Ala.  (AP)