At least a half-dozen people were killed in central Alabama on Thursday after a monster tornado tore through the state, leaving carnage in its wake, state authorities said. The six deaths were confirmed to the Associated Press by Ernie Baggett, the emergency management director for Autauga County, who added that at least 12 people had been hospitalized with injuries so far. Autauga County lies northeast of Selma, which was also lashed by the “large and extremely dangerous” storm, as the National Weather Service characterized it. James Perkins, the city’s mayor, said that no deaths had been reported there as of Thursday evening, but that the storm system had damaged buildings and uprooted trees. “We have a lot of downed power lines. There is a lot of danger on the streets,” he said. A Selma resident, Krishun Moore, told CNN that the twister “tore up” her house, and that the whole house had been shaking as she and her mom took shelter in the bathroom. “All we heard was wind,” she said. Former state Sen. Hank Sanders said he’d been informed that the damage extended “all over Selma.” The twister was one of more than a dozen reported in the state on Thursday.