Wedding guest in east Alabama captures nuptial-crashing tornado as couple runs for safety

Updated: Jul. 22, 2018 at 5:23 PM EDT
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LEE COUNTY, AL (WIS) - A wedding in Opelika, AL was more than eventful for a couple when severe weather in the area produced a tornado on Saturday.

Wedding guest Holly Murphee captured the photo on July 21, showing the couple and others run for cover as a tornado funnel appeared in the distance.

Severe weather produced a stormy day for parts of east Alabama and west Georgia on Saturday. The National Weather Service in Birmingham confirmed after a Sunday survey that one EF-0 tornado touched down in Opelika with winds of 85 mph. There were no injuries reported from this tornado.

More severe weather activity was captured by social media from east Alabama on Saturday, as both residents and county emergency services in the air recalled hail, high winds, and rain causing downed trees in roadways.

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