INTENSE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS | CLOSURES | POWER OUTAGES | WVTM 13 LIVE DOPPLER RADAR | UPLOAD YOUR WEATHER PHOTOS | TURN ON WEATHER NOTIFICATIONSThree people are confirmed dead following a tornado outbreak in Alabama.

When severe weather tore through central Alabama on Saturday night, residents in Calera were told to take cover after a tornado was spotted in the area.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( W ALA) - Alabama Governor Kay Ivey’s office has just issued a statement, saying there were two storm related deaths in Alabama. Here is the release from the Governor’s Office: As the damage assessment from this weekend’s storms in Alabama continues, Governor Ivey issued the following comment:

Roads and schools are closed because of damage from the deadly tornado outbreak on Saturday. Three people are confirmed dead following the storms in Alabama. The National Weather Service is surveying the damage and releasing initial results, including damage consistent with tornadoes stronger than EF-1 strength.

More than a dozen tornado warnings were issued by National Weather Service offices serving Alabama, and several involved confirmed tornadoes. A possible tornado struck the Pickens County town of Gordo Saturday afternoon, causing damage to homes and structures and downed trees.

Two people were killed when a possible tornado touched down in a small Alabama community Saturday night. Dallas County Coroner Alan Dailey said the storm wreaked havoc in the 9000 block of Country Road 63 in Plantersville,

The Talladega County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the first fatality early Sunday morning. The second death was confirmed by Governor Kay Ivey in a statement issued by the governor's office.

At least two people were killed Saturday in severe weather in Alabama that spawned dozens of tornadoes and left damage all over the state. Gov. Kay Ivey said in a statement Sunday that the two people had died in Plantersville in Dallas County and Winterboro In Talladega County.