Powerful tornadoes plowed through Alabama's Lee County on Sunday, March 3, killing at least 23 people and leaving homes in ruins.

Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said that after the tornadoes, there are "just basically slabs left where once stood a home." Smiths Station Mayor F.L. "Bubba" Copeland described it as "unbelievable devastation."

At least a dozen tornadoes touched down in Alabama and Georgia on Sunday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service, and there were also reported tornadoes in Florida.

The tornadoes are part of the same system that is bringing winter weather to much of the eastern United States this week, CNN meteorologist Gene Norman said.

Jessica Taylor prays in front of a cross for Jonathan Bowen, 9, at a makeshift memorial for the victims in Beauregard. "I have a son his age," Taylor said. "I can't imagine that mother's loss."
Jessica Taylor prays in front of a cross for Jonathan Bowen, 9, at a makeshift memorial for the victims in Beauregard. "I have a son his age," Taylor said. "I can't imagine that mother's loss."
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A volunteer in Opelika, Alabama, sorts donated clothes for tornado victims on Tuesday, March 5.
A volunteer in Opelika, Alabama, sorts donated clothes for tornado victims on Tuesday, March 5.
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Carol Dean, right, cries while being embraced by Megan Anderson and her 18-month-old daughter, Madilyn, on Monday, March 4. Dean was going through the debris of the home she shared with her husband, David, who died in the tornado. "He was one in a million," she said of her husband. "He'd send me flowers to work just to let me know he loved me. He'd send me some of the biggest strawberries in the world. I'm not going to be the same."
Carol Dean, right, cries while being embraced by Megan Anderson and her 18-month-old daughter, Madilyn, on Monday, March 4. Dean was going through the debris of the home she shared with her husband, David, who died in the tornado. "He was one in a million," she said of her husband. "He'd send me flowers to work just to let me know he loved me. He'd send me some of the biggest strawberries in the world. I'm not going to be the same."
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Residents of Talbotton, Georgia, pray together outside a home destroyed by a tornado.
Residents of Talbotton, Georgia, pray together outside a home destroyed by a tornado.
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Granadas Baker and his son Granadas Jr. retrieve personal items from their damaged home in Beauregard.
Granadas Baker and his son Granadas Jr. retrieve personal items from their damaged home in Beauregard.
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Danny Allen helps recover belongings from what's left of a friend's home in Beauregard on March 4.
Danny Allen helps recover belongings from what's left of a friend's home in Beauregard on March 4.
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A home's roof is damaged in Beauregard on Sunday, March 3.
A home's roof is damaged in Beauregard on Sunday, March 3.
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Ashley Griggs wipes away dirt from a photo that shows what a Beauregard home looked like before it was destroyed.
Ashley Griggs wipes away dirt from a photo that shows what a Beauregard home looked like before it was destroyed.
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Trees in Beauregard were snapped like twigs.
Trees in Beauregard were snapped like twigs.
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Christine Richardson stands in front of her damaged house in Beauregard on March 4.
Christine Richardson stands in front of her damaged house in Beauregard on March 4.
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Debris litters a yard in Beauregard.
Debris litters a yard in Beauregard.
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A young man stands on a tree that was uprooted in Beauregard.
A young man stands on a tree that was uprooted in Beauregard.
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Brittney Downs looks through the debris of a family member's destroyed home in Beauregard.
Brittney Downs looks through the debris of a family member's destroyed home in Beauregard.
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A search-and-rescue team walks past damage in Beauregard.
A search-and-rescue team walks past damage in Beauregard.
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A van is upended in front of a damaged home in Lee County.
A van is upended in front of a damaged home in Lee County.
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The Buck Wild Saloon was heavily damaged in Smiths Station, Alabama.
The Buck Wild Saloon was heavily damaged in Smiths Station, Alabama.
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It was the deadliest day for tornadoes in Alabama since the Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado that killed more than 200 people in 2011.
It was the deadliest day for tornadoes in Alabama since the Tuscaloosa-Birmingham tornado that killed more than 200 people in 2011.
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A fallen cell tower lies across Route 280, blocking traffic in Smiths Station on March 3.
A fallen cell tower lies across Route 280, blocking traffic in Smiths Station on March 3.
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