A confirmed tornado was reported Tuesday night in the Huntsville metro area as severe weather threatened much of Alabama, the National Weather Service reported. Severe damage was reported at Cliff Farms off Balch Road in Madison County but additional information was not immediately available.

A storm chaser has shared footage of a vehicle seemingly taking a direct hit as a tornado tore through parts of Alabama on Tuesday.

Northern Alabama was placed under a tornado emergency on Tuesday evening as a destructive and fast-moving twister tore through Madison and Limestone counties. The alert, issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) in Huntsville,