"Please keep those families in prayer! WE ARE RESILIENT," Tyner continued in his post. "It’s been a tragic day for Tuscaloosa! Over 7 inches of rain led to widespread flooding - evacuations - trapped motorists - and especially heartbreaking - two fatalities," Tyner wrote. Tuscaloosa City Council President Kip Tyner shared news of the two deaths just before midnight Saturday in a Facebook post. More: Tornado causes injuries as tropical storm lashes Alabama coast
A Ford F-150 overturned on McFarland Boulevard near the DCH Medical Center ramp after hydroplaning, Tuscaloosa Police said. Tuscaloosa Police responded to calls of people stuck in their homes and vehicles throughout the night Saturday and into early Sunday. The Red Cross was in town, and the EMA was set begin damage assessments Sunday afternoon. The home is just outside city limits in the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction.ĭowned trees, a mudslide in front of Jim 'N Nicks barbecue restaurant in Tuscaloosa and evacuations and rescues at Willowbrook Trailer Park in Northport were among other reports made overnight in Tuscaloosa County, Lolley said. Marty Sellers of the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit. Two people in Tuscaloosa County were killed Saturday night after the area was inundated by floodwaters from Tropical Depression Claudette, county EMA Director Nick Lolley confirmed just after midnight.Ī 24-year-old father and his 3-year-old son were killed in their residence by a falling tree, according to Capt.
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