The tiny town of Phil Campbell, Alabama has been devastated after a killer tornado literally flattened the rural community.

At least 12 people have been killed in the town which has a population of only 1,091.   So far, an estimated 247 people have died after over 160 tornadoes -- some up to a mile wide -- ripped through Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia and Kentucky.

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But the saddest story emerging could be that of tiny Phil Campbell. A huge tornado cut through the town at around 3pm destroying everything in its path on Wednesday.

Tragically, as residents sifted through the debris today one man riding a four wheeler was heard saying: “My family is all dead!”

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