Possible Tornado Hits Walmart Store, Leaving At Least 6 Injured

In addition to collapsing the roof of the Troy Walmart, the tornado also heavily damaged other stores at or near the same shopping center, including a sporting goods store and nearby convenience store, according to the Troy Messenger.

Multiple media outlets report that a strong storm cell on Thursday night passed through Troy, about 50 miles southeast of Montgomery.

Now in the Walmart parking zone, an 18 Wheeler was overturned and the driving force was in it.

The storm hit several businesses along a stretch of U.S. 231 southeast of downtown Troy, including a Walmart that was open at the time the storm hit.

“We heard a loud noise”, she said.

A late-summer tornado has destroyed the roof of a Walmart in Alabama, WALA (Mobile) is reporting.

The National Weather Service in Birmingham, Alabama, announced on Twitter that the storm was confirmed as a tornado, however an investigation into the tornado rating was ongoing.

Forecasters issued two advisories for the area, one at 9:30 and another 10:30.

The weather service issued a tornado warning for Pike County around 10:45 p.m. after radar indicated rotation in the thunderstorm. “We are very blessed that it was not much much worse”.

Wal-Mart spokesman Brian Nick said emergency and company officials are assessing the damage to determine what works needs to be done.