Video: US man's roof collapses during TV interview Homeowner Clint Thornton was midway through an interview WBRC-TV about a tornado that hit in Birmingham, Alabama on Monday. Mr Thornton told the reporter he was about to leave for work when he saw a funnel cloud, he then took cover in a closet with his wife and started praying. He was explaining that his family was fine, despite windows in their home being broken, when part of the ceiling of his house collapsed. The National Weather Service said the tornado had winds with speeds of up to 90mph. Birmingham Mayor William Bell says there were no reports of injuries from severe weather that damaged roofs in the area.