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Tornado Damage from Above

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By Live Science Staff
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Only a few houses were spared in a section of a neighborhood captured in this photo.

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The tornado that hit Tuscaloosa is thought to have traveled all the way to Birmingham, some 60 miles (97 km) away.

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The tornado leveled a shopping center near a major road in Tuscaloosa.

Live Science Staff
Live Science Staff
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