Updates from the tornado disaster Eric Schultz / AP Steven Curet talks describes the damage to family members after severe weather hit Friday in the northern part of Madison County near Huntsville, Ala. Huntsville, Ala. "From the time I literally ran from one end of my house to the other - by the time I got to the garage door and opened it - my big garage doors were just sucking in and out," LuAnne Scrimsher told WAFF television of Huntsville. Evansville, Ind. The scene after hail struck just north of Evansville on Friday, via Twitter. Mark Elliott / @MarkElliottWIKY The scene after a hailstorm in Evansville, Ind. Henryville, Ind. Amid extensive damage in the town, firefighters said that Henryville Junior-Senior High School was destroyed and there were reports of people trapped inside, according to a report by NBC affiliate WAVE television in Louisville, Kent. It said firefighters from Jefferson County was sending firefighters and search and rescue teams to Henryville. Cleveland, Ohio Blaine Lawson and his wife, Billie, were watching the weather when the power went out. Just as they began to seek shelter, strong winds ripped the roof off their home. Neither were hurt. "It just hit all at once," said Blaine Lawson, 76. Didn't have no warning really. The roof, insulation and everything started coming down on us. It just happened so fast that I didn't know what to do. I was going to head to the closet but there was just no way. It just got us. Most children in the city, population 180,000, safely rode out the storm's passage because it took place during the school day, the mayor told The Associated Press. "Most of the children were in schools, so they were in the hallways, so it worked out very well," said Mayor Tommy Battle. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA estimated that Friday would be one of the top five most tornadically active days of the year with 37 million people in areas of high and moderate risk nationwide. Chattanooga, Tenn. A marina on the Tennessee River was heavily damaged, along with quite a few boats, NOAA reported. A number of homes suffered damages and roads were blocked in Hamilton County, the government agency said.