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County sustains light storm damage Dec. 28

Tina Poston shares a photo of damage at her home in Brilliant. A camper was heavily damaged when a tree fell on it during the storm on Dec. 28.

Tina Poston shares a photo of damage at her home in Brilliant. A camper was heavily damaged when a tree fell on it during the storm on Dec. 28.
MARION COUNTY — A fast-moving storm passed through Marion County on Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024, dealing some damage to a few homes and knocking out power in parts of the county. Marion County was placed under a tornado warning that night, which was issued by the National Weather Service at 9:48 p.m. after radar detected rotation.

Early morning tornado leaves behind destruction

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An early morning tornado batters the northeastern part of Marion County, between Hackleburg and Bear Creek, Saturday. What is left of the residence of Eugene and Tracy Marbutt on Chalk Mine Road is shown above.

After early Saturday’s major storm, north Marion County has now suffered two tornadoes in just a week.
Just as the county was catching its collective breath from last week’s tornado weather, Marion County was hit by yet another storm system that brought with it another tornado, this one making it to an EF-1.
According to the National Weather Service, the tornado began at 2:32 a.m. on Saturday morning just east of County Highway 348, three miles south southwest of Hackleburg.

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