Dothan students recall moment when possible tornado ripped through school
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — A possible tornado hit Dothan on Monday afternoon, heavily damaging Dothan Preparatory Academy and injuring several students.
Dothan City School officials confirmed five students sustained minor and moderate injuries when the severe weather hit the school. Two of students were transported to a hospital. The other three students did not require transport to a hospital.
After the possible tornado hit the area, WDHN’s Aaron Dixon spoke to three students who were inside Dothan Prep when the possible tornado hit the school. See those interviews below:
Monday was students’ first day back from spring break.
DOTHAN, Ala (WDHN) -- A suspected tornado hit the downtown area of Dothan, Alabama, Monday afternoon, damaging a portion of Dothan Preparatory Academy. Dothan City School officials confirmed to WDHN that 5 students sustained minor and moderate injuries when the severe weather hit the school. Two of students were transported to…
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) -- Severe weather and a possible tornado ripped through the Wiregrass, hitting the downtown Dothan area and injuring five students at a Dothan school. The possible tornado hit Dothan around 1 p.m. Monday, striking Dothan Preparatory Academy on South Oates Street. Five students sustained injuries when the storm…
DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) -- It was not long after students at Dothan Preparatory Academy took shelter that a tornado suddenly touched down around the campus Monday afternoon, causing significant damage. Following the storms, some parents took to social media with rumors, saying the kids were not taken to shelter and…