-- As of 8 a.m., at least 1,400 students spent the night in Birmingham, Alabama-area schools, and none spent the night on buses because they were either shuttled back to school or picked up by parents, said Jefferson County Emergency Management officer Bob Ammons.
Another 1,400 students remained at schools in Jefferson County, Ala. overnight, according to Bob Ammons with Alabama Emergency Management, while nearly 2,000 students spent the night in Shelby County schools.