As he surveyed the twisted metal beams scattered across his fields, Gordo farmer Tim Brown said he has had “better Sunday mornings.”

The area was one of several across the state struck by severe storms and tornadoes Saturday night.

Brown Family Farm, located on Highway 159 just north of Gordo, lost four of its six chicken houses in a matter of minutes.

Brown is not entirely sure about his next steps will be.

Brown said his current focus is on moving the surviving chickens into the two standing houses and clearing the wreckage that stretches for miles across his fields and neighboring farms.

“Just trying to get what we can done today.”

Brown said his house, which sits roughly two miles away, was unaffected.

A handful of fellow residents can’t say the same.

The home of Lonnie and Kim Jenkins, which is now missing a quarter of its roof, took some of the most severe damage in the city.

Efforts to reach the Jenkins were not immediately successful, but neighbors say they are ready to offer their support to the couple.

“We’re going to rally together at the church and see what we can do for them,” said lifelong Gordo resident Drew Boblitt.

“It was very scary for a lot of people. But I mean, God has blessed us tremendously.”

“As far as I know we don’t have anybody that was severely hurt or killed, so that is a blessing,” he continued.

That was sadly not true in two other Alabama communities. A man and woman were killed in Plantersville in Dallas County and a man, 83, died in Talladega County.

Boblitt said as soon as the community started to get power back Sunday morning, they headed out to gather supplies for the Jenkins family and another family he did not name who also had storm damage.

“We have a lot of great people in this community,” he said.

“A lot of great people that are trying to come together and just help those that are in need right now.”

Boblitt said this was the worst storm he had ever seen go through the town of about 1,600 people.

The Jenkins’ next-door neighbor said it was “heartbreaking” when she emerged from her home and realized the devastation in her community.

“It was very scary,” she said, describing the moment the tornado passed over her house.

“I was here when it came through. I have a bathroom in the middle of my house and that’s where I got.”

“My house was just shaking back and forth,” she continued.

“And I was covering my head with a quilt and praying really, really hard. And God looked out for me, that’s for sure.”

Forecasters said there were 15 to 17 tracks across Alabama that will need to be studied.

They told AL.com it could be a few days before they are able to assess all of the damage, confirm a tornado, and give it a preliminary rating.

Some of the places that reported damage on Saturday in addition to Gordo in Pickens County are Sipsey in Walker County, Lake Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa County, Maplesville in Chilton County, Plantersville in Dallas County, Calera in Shelby County and Troy in Pike County.