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(AP Photo/Jay Reeves)FULTONDALE, Ala. – James Scott has never lived anywhere other than a two-story house on hilly Darlene Drive north of Birmingham. Home will never be the same after a tornado smashed the structure into pieces, killed another teen and left the community devastated in the middle of the night. The National Weather Service said the twister was an EF- 3 with 150 mph (241 kph) winds, capable of severely damaging well-constructed buildings. Last year, Alabama had 78 tornadoes, which was more than Kansas and Oklahoma combined. “As soon as we got in there it hit, and it all came down on top of us,” Williams said.

At least 30 people were injured as the tornado carved a 10-mile (16-kilometer) path through Birmingham's northern suburbs, an area severely damaged by a much larger tornado a decade ago. Sobbing, Patti Herring was shaken and as she picked through the debris looking for a missing cat and her late mother's cherished belongings. Fultondale Fire Chief Justin McKenzie said 18 of the 30 people injured had to go to hospital. “The people of Fultondale took a hard hit last night — I’m grieved over the loss of life, injuries, homes & damaged businesses," Alabama Gov. “Sadly, here in Fultondale we are very experienced with this kind of thing,” fire chief McKenzie said.