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Tropical Storm Cindy spawned a tornado Thursday afternoon that left damage in areas southwest of Birmingham, Alabama, but it was not immediately known if there were any injuries.

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The tornado was spotted at about 1 p.m. CDT Thursday afternoon near the towns of McCalla and Fairfield as it tracked northeast. A few minutes later, several reports of structural damage were relayed to the National Weather Service.

Severe damage was reported to a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in Fairfield, among several other structures.

Fairfield is a town of 10,000 located about 10 miles southwest of Birmingham.