twenty-three deaths occurred as a result of a single tornado, which touched down in lee county, alabama. a majority of the deaths occurred in and around the small alabama town of beauregard. four of the dead were children. ten of the victims were from one family. sixty patients were received at the east alabama medical center; however, only four remained hospitalized on march 4. many people were initially reported as missing. drones with heat-seeking devices were utilized in the search effort for survivors while ground crews had to wait for morning light on march 4. in a later report on march 6, all tornado victims in alabama have been accounted for.