That's how loud it was,' he told CBS News. 'It was a freight train hitting a brick wall. Gary Michaels was across the street from the house that toppled over, and he said the heavy winds were extremely loud. A house is seen tilting in Panama City Beach, Florida, on Jan. 'This is obviously going to impact the state throughout the day,' DeSantis said.Ī section of Panama City Beach, Florida, showed parts of roofs blown away, furniture, fences and debris strewn about and a house that appeared to be tilted on its side, leaning on another home. Multiple counties closed schools for Tuesday ahead of the storm, and some said they would reopen Wednesday. DeSantis issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency for 49 counties in North Florida. Ron DeSantis told reporters in Tallahassee at least four tornadoes touched down in the Panhandle. Storm-related injuries were reported in Florida, but no deaths. More than 481,000 customers were without power in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey late Tuesday night, according to the website, along with another 151,000 customers in Virginia and North Carolina.Ī spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris confirmed to CBS News on Tuesday evening that 'inclement weather' forced the vice president's return flight to Washington, D.C., from Atlanta, Georgia, aboard Air Force 2 to be slightly diverted from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland to Dulles International Airport in Virginia. Some 84 million people remained under flood watches and warnings along the East Coast on Tuesday night. A suspected tornado had touched down in the area. Near Cottonwood, Alabama, a small city near the Georgia and Florida borders, 81-year-old Charlotte Paschal was killed when her mobile home was tossed from its foundation, the Houston County coroner said. A wind gust of 106 mph was recorded before dawn near the coast in Walton County, Florida. Another storm brought cities across the Midwest to a standstill with more than half a foot of snow, stranding people on highways as it headed to the Northeast.Īt least four deaths were attributed to the storm pummeling the South, where 55 mph winds and hail moved through the Florida Panhandle and into parts of Alabama and Georgia by sunrise Tuesday, along with several reports of radar-confirmed tornadoes, the National Weather Service said. 03:11Ī sprawling storm hit the South with strong thunderstorms and tornadoes that blew roofs off homes, flipped over campers and tossed about furniture in Florida on Tuesday.

Tornadoes leave trail of destruction in Southern U.S.

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