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As tornadoes hit, survivors hid in tubs, shipping container

Friends and family help sift through debris looking for personal items after a tornado that ripped through Central Alabama earlier this week along County Road 140 where loss of life occurred Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, in White City, Ala.. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) David Hollon stands inside his garage in Autauga County, Ala., on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. The Alabama engine mechanic took refuge in a shipping container near the back of his garage as a tornado from Thursday's violent storm decimated his shop and killed two of his neighbors along its destructive path across Alabama and Georgia. (AP Photo/Sharon Johnson) Debris stretches across a field after a tornado that ripped through Central Alabama earlier this week along County Road 140 where loss of life occurred Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, in White City, Autauga County, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) John Henderson, helps sift through debris looking for personal items as they recover from a tornado that ripped through Central Alabama earlier this week Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 in Marbury, Ala.. Stunned residents tried to salvage belongings as rescue crews pulled survivors from the aftermath of a deadly tornado-spawning storm system. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) Brayleigh Johnson looks through her dresser for personal items as they recover from a tornado that ripped through Central Alabama earlier this week Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 in Marbury, Ala. Stunned residents tried to salvage belongings as rescue crews pulled survivors from the aftermath of a deadly tornado-spawning storm system. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) Friends and family help sift through debris looking for personal items as they recover from a tornado that ripped through Central Alabama earlier this week Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, in Marbury, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) John Henderson, helps sift through debris looking for personal items as they recover from a tornado that ripped through Central Alabama earlier this week Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 in Marbury, Ala. Stunned residents tried to salvage belongings as rescue crews pulled survivors from the aftermath of a deadly tornado-spawning storm system. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) Leighea Johnson points to where her mobile home was located before a tornado that ripped through Central Alabama earlier this week destroying her home on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 in Marbury, Ala. Her daughter and grandson where in the home and survived with minor injuries. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) Leighea Johnson looks over what is left of her home after a tornado that ripped through Central Alabama earlier this week destroying her home on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 in Marbury, Ala. Her daughter and grandson where in the home and survived with minor injuries. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) Workers remove fallen trees as they begin to recover from a tornado that ripped through Central Alabama earlier this week Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 in Marbury, Ala. Stunned residents tried to salvage belongings as rescue crews pulled survivors from the aftermath of a deadly tornado-spawning storm system. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) Debris stretches across a field after a tornado that ripped through Central Alabama earlier this week along County Road 140 where loss of life occurred Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 in White City, Autauga County, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) Debris stretches across a field after a tornado that ripped through Central Alabama earlier this week along County Road 140 where loss of life occurred Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, in White City, Autauga County, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) Friends and family help as they recover from a tornado that ripped through Central Alabama earlier this week along County Road 140 where loss of life occurred Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, in White City, Autauga County, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) David Hollon walks his property looking for personal items as they recover from a tornado that ripped through Central Alabama earlier this week along County Road 140 where loss of life occurred Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, in White City, Autauga County, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill) Leighea Johnson looks over what is left of her home after a tornado that ripped through Central Alabama earlier this week destroying her home on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023 in Marbury, Ala. Her daughter and grandson where in the home and survived with minor injuries. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
As tornadoes hit, survivors hid in tubs, shipping container