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As tornados hit, survivors hid in tubs, shipping containers

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) 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) David Hollon looks into the room that he and co workers sheltered in as a tornado 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 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) David Hollon looks into the room that he and co workers sheltered in as a tornado 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 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) David Hollon looks into the room that he and co workers sheltered in as a tornado 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)
As tornados hit, survivors hid in tubs, shipping containers