Severe storms pummel South killing at least 2 in Florida
Source: AP
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and JONATHAN MATTISE
A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South overnight — killing at least two in the Florida Panhandle, toppling trees and power lines and leaving homes and businesses damaged as the vast weather front raced across several states.
In Florida, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday morning that two were killed and two injured when a tornado touched down in the western Florida Panhandle.
Two homes were destroyed and powerlines were knocked down, according to Washington Country Emergency Management spokeswoman Cheryl Frankenfield. The county’s Facebook page showed at least one home that was obliterated, as well as trees down on another home. No other details were immediately available.
The Florida Division of Emergency Management has employees in the area to help, spokesperson Samantha Bequer said. She said neighboring Jackson County also had property damage.
Terry Watson measures a window in his in-law's house for plywood after a tornado on Wednesday, blew out the windows in the home and his wife's SUV parked out front in Vancleave, Miss., on Thursday, March 31, 2022. A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South overnight, toppling trees and power lines and leaving homes and businesses damaged as the vast weather front raced across several states. (Mary Perez /The Sun Herald via AP)
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