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FBI joins search for missing Alabama teen

NBC News – The FBI has joined the search for a missing Alabama teen.

Authorities said 16-year-old Brooke Bridges disappeared from her Brewton home Monday morning around 4:30.

Family members found the front door open and could not find Brooke or her cell phone in the home.

Police said Bridges was last seen Sunday night and is believed to be wearing two tank tops and black pajama pants.

Local clerk Amber Meyers said she used to see Brooke inside her store on a weekly basis.

"I'm just really shocked because she was really quiet and nice," Meyers said. "I'm concerned because I used to run away from home and I always packed my important valuables, she left her home with nothing."

The morning Bridges disappeared the temperature was roughly 35 degrees in Brewton.