AL High School Struck by Tornado

UPDATE: At 8 PM Eastern, this tornado report has just come in: "NUMEROUS REPORTS OF A TORNADO HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO HOMES IN THE NORTH COLUMBUS AREA OF GEORGIA."

UPDATE: At 7:30 Eastern, another severe thunderstorm is on its way through the same county where the Enterprise tragedy took place. It has rotating winds and a possible hook echo, according to this image from AccuWeather.com RadarPlus. Fortunately, it is moving slightly to the northwest of the city.

18 people have lost their lives from the Enterprise, Alabama tornado according to on-air sources. More information, photos and video of the damage are available via the Dothan Eagle. A total of 18 tornadoes have been reported so far today. New radar loops from RadarPlus today are available for download here.

Above and below are radar images from the AccuWeather SelectWarn® television weather display system, showing the radar reflectivity hook echo over the city, and the radar velocity wind "couplet" which I'll explain further in a video tomorrow. Also available are an image of the hook as it approached the city, and a version of the velocity image with lower winds turned off. Images showing similar data from AccuWeather.com RadarPlus, our consumer radar display system, are available for download here.

ORIGINAL POST: A high school in Enterprise, Alabama was hit by a tornado and heavily damaged the buildings early this afternoon, according to Fox News on-air and other news sources. Injuries were reported at the high school and also downtown. This article says that the football stadium was destroyed. Seven tornadoes have been reported in Alabama this afternoon.