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Tornado damage along Lee Road 38 on Wednesday, March 6, 2018, in Beauregard, Ala.

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Gov. Kay Ivey looks out at damage surrounding Lee Road 38 during her tour of tornado damage on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Beauregard, Ala.

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Volunteers and residents clean up tornado damage on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Beauregard, Alabama.

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Officials visit Lee County to tour tornado damage on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Beauregard, Alabama.

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Tornado damage on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Beauregard, Alabama.

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Gov. Kay Ivey speaks with officials as she tours tornado damage on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Beauregard, Alabama.

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Gov. Kay Ivey meets with volunteers and residents sifting through tornado damage on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Beauregard, Ala.

Gov. Kay Ivey tours tornado damage

Gov. Kay Ivey visited Lee County, Alabama, Wednesday to survey the damage from Sunday’s tornadoes that killed 23 people.

University offering opportunities to volunteer with tornado relief during spring break

Students who will be in town for spring break will have a variety of opportunities to volunteer with tornado relief.

Latest: Four remain hospitalized in ICUs. All missing are accounted for alive.

At least four people injured in Sunday’s storm remained in intensive care units at hospitals in Georgia and Alabama as of Wednesday, officials said. 

Auburn City Council votes on new member for Board of Education

State of the State: Governor honors tornado victims, proposes $75 million higher ed funding increase

Gov. Kay Ivey took time at the beginning of her State of the State address Tuesday to honor the 23 victims who were killed by a pair of tornadoes that hit southern Lee County on Sunday.

Nick Saban voices support for Lee County community

During the halftime festivities of Auburn basketball's 66-60 victory over Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Crimson Tide head football coach Nick Saban voiced his support for Lee County and the victims of the devastating tornadoes that claimed 23 lives Sunday.

Trump approves major disaster declaration for Lee County after severe weather, tornadoes

President Donald Trump approved a Major Disaster Declaration for Lee County, Alabama, Tuesday. This comes after Gov. Kay Ivey ‘s request for such assistance on Monday and triggers the release of federal funds to help the community recover from Sunday’s storms that ravaged Lee County, killing 23 people. 

Campus safety warns students how to act in event of tornado

After the recent tragedy that happened in Lee County and the surrounding areas due to the storms on Sunday, it is important to make people aware of how to keep themselves safe during a tornado. 

OPINION | Catastrophic tornadoes give community opportunity to rise

Alabama is no stranger when it comes to tornadoes. They have ripped families apart and destroyed communities time and time again. 

Auburn Athletics collecting donations for Lee County tornado relief

The Auburn University athletic department has announced it will be collecting donations of supplies on campus this week as part of the school's efforts to help tornado relief in the Lee County area.

Student raises money for tornado victims through jewelry business

The tornadoes that swept through Lee County on March 3 left homes destroyed and took the lives of 23 people. Auburn’s community is banding together to help the victims through donations.

Youngest victims

Taylor Thornton, left, age 10, and Armondo AJ Hernandez, right, age 6, were among the youngest of the tornado's victims.

Lawmakers send letter to Trump in support of expedited major disaster declaration

After the pair of devastating tornadoes that hit Lee County on Sunday, lawmakers from Alabama sent a letter to President Donald Trump supporting Gov. Kay Ivey’s request for an expedited major disaster declaration for the state.