This is breaking news at 5 pm Christmas Day 2012.
What was described from live TV video as a "large tornado" has struck Mobile and it's northern suburbs.
From public safety radio and commercial news media reports- heavy damage to buildings and homes- as well as many trees and power lines down have been reported.
Among areas affected are at and around Murphy High School in west-central Mobile.
A Mobile Fire department (MFD) unit was reporting "houses destroyed- but it appears there isn't any injuries" more than a mile north of Murphy HS on "Spring Hill."
There have been a few other reports of minor injuries- but amazingly no one seriously injured or killed as of midnight.
