Tornadoes, Severe Weather Hit Deep South
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones speaks at a press conference at Beauregard High School, March 4, in Beauregard, Ala. Rescuers prepared Monday to tear through the rubble of mobile homes and houses in search of survivors of a powerful tornado that rampaged through southeast Alabama, killing over a dozen people. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)
A funnel-shaped cloud forms on I-10 near Marianna, Fla., Sunday, March 3. Numerous tornado warnings were posted across parts of Alabama, Georgia, Florida and South Carolina on March 3 as the powerful storm system raced across the region. (James Lally via AP)
A fallen cell tower lies across U.S. Route 280 highway in Lee County, Ala., in the Smiths Station community after what appeared to be a tornado struck in the area March 3. Severe storms destroyed mobile homes, snapped trees and left a trail of destruction amid weather warnings extending into Georgia, Florida and South Carolina, authorities said. (Mike Haskey/Ledger-Enquirer via AP)
A funnel cloud can be seen in Byron, Ga., Sunday, March 3. The National Weather Service on Sunday issued a series of tornado warnings stretching from Phenix City, Ala., near the Georgia state line to Macon, Ga., about 100 miles to the east. (Greg Martin via AP)
Emergency personnel work the staging area at Sanford Middle School in Beauregard, Ala., Sunday, March 3, after tornados ravaged the area, causing multiple fatalities. (AP Photo/Julie Bennett)