Powerful storms roll across South, causing death and damage
Source: AP
By KEVIN MCGILL and CHEVEL JOHNSON
KENNER, La. (AP) A deadly storm system that spawned tornadoes in Gulf Coast states Tuesday night was expected to bring severe weather to the Carolinas by Wednesday afternoon.
The Tuesday storms mangled trailers at an RV park, ripped roofs from buildings and killed at least three people in Louisiana and Mississippi, authorities said.
One of the hardest-hit areas in the Gulf Coast appeared to be a recreational vehicle park in the town of Convent, in southern Louisiana. Two people were killed there, said St. James Parish Sheriff Willy Martin, speaking on local television. Authorities were working into the early morning to look for people possibly trapped under the debris, Martin said.
Thirty-one people were taken to area hospitals and seven of them were in critical condition, he said.
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Destroyed trailers and vehicles are all that remain of the Sugar Hill RV Park after a suspected tornado hit in Convent, La., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. Tornadoes and severe weather ripped through southern Louisiana and Mississippi on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)
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mnhtnbb
(31,392 posts)Damaging winds, large hail, possibly a tornado in our forecast for this afternoon.
Dustlawyer
(10,495 posts)MynameisBlarney
(2,979 posts)One of my customers had his customer on speaker phone right as this started yesterday.
He was headed to grab his kid from school. Hope they're ok.
groundloop
(11,519 posts)It seems like our annual spring-time storms are starting a bit early this year.
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AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)Well, I think in this case we can rule out Frat Party.