‘Significant’ tornado causes destruction in SelmaSELMA, Ala. (WSFA) - A significant, long-track tornado crossed central Alabama Thursday, causing devastation across multiple counties as it made its way east.Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham has already agreed to accept several detainees, saying the MCSO has been “in constant contact with our law enforcement partners in areas impacted by today’s storms,” and that “the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is ready to provide equipment and resources to assist our neighbors during this difficult time.”Selma Mayor James Perkins said he was to speak with the city council to declare a local emergency and confirmed a curfew is in place that will extend from dusk to dawn in the city.“Five seconds later, I look up in the bathroom and I see sky.”Gilmer, who said he’s lucky to have survived, had to climb out of the rubble of the flattened building through part of the roof.There is reported damage at the School of Discovery (Knox Elementary) — Monae Stevens (@monaestevens_tv) January 12, 2023SEVERE WEATHER PHOTOSU.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, a Selma native, said she was “devastated and heartbroken by the tornado damage in my hometown of Selma and throughout the Black Belt,” and said her office had already started coordinating a federal response.“I have spoken with the White House, FEMA, and the Small Business Administration as well as state and local officials including Alabama EMA about securing disaster assistance and expediting all available resources,” Sewell said."