▁vict ims ▁were ▁from ▁one ▁family . ▁Si xty ▁patients ▁were ▁received ▁at ▁the ▁East ▁Alabama ▁Medical ▁Center ; ▁however , ▁only ▁four ▁remained ▁hospital ized ▁on ▁March   4 . ▁Many ▁people ▁were ▁initially ▁reported ▁as ▁missing . ▁D ron es ▁with ▁heat - se ek ing ▁devices ▁were ▁util ized ▁in ▁the ▁search ▁effort ▁for ▁surv iv ors ▁while ▁ground ▁cre ws ▁had ▁to ▁wait ▁for ▁morning ▁light ▁on ▁March   4 . ▁In ▁a ▁later ▁report ▁on ▁March ▁ 6 , ▁all ▁torn ado ▁vict ims ▁in ▁Alabama ▁have ▁been ▁account ed ▁for . ▁ ▁Conf ir med ▁torn ado es ▁ ▁March ▁ 3 ▁event ▁ ▁Be a ure g ard – Smith s ▁Station , ▁Alabama / T al bot ton , ▁Georgia ▁ ▁This ▁violent , ▁dead ly , ▁and ▁long - track ed ▁w edge ▁torn ado ▁touched ▁down ▁in ▁eastern ▁Ma con ▁County , ▁Alabama , ▁just ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 8 0 ▁and ▁near ▁the ▁Lee ▁County ▁line . ▁Initial ly ▁a ▁weak ▁torn ado , ▁it ▁sn apped ▁tree ▁lim bs ▁and ▁up root ed ▁trees ▁at ▁EF 0 ▁to ▁EF 1 ▁intensity ▁as ▁it ▁moved ▁east - n ortheast ward . ▁Cross ing ▁into ▁Lee ▁County , ▁EF 1 ▁damage ▁was ▁observed ▁as ▁additional ▁trees ▁were ▁down ed ▁and ▁a ▁poor ly - construct ed ▁church ▁had ▁its ▁roof ▁blow n ▁off ▁and ▁sust ained ▁collapse ▁of ▁two ▁un re in for ced ▁c inder ▁block ▁exterior