Større skader på mobilhomeparken i Alabama midt i en tropisk storm

Lamont Pepp, ret, vinker til en forbipasserende bilist for at sætte farten ned, efter at Pepps bil stoppede i højvande på Gause Boulevard i Slidell sent fredag, 18. juni, 2021, da en tropisk forstyrrelse nærmede sig Louisianas kyst. Den tropiske storm Claudette har dannet sig lørdag morgen langs den amerikanske golfkyst, bringer kraftig regn og oversvømmelser til kyststater inklusive Louisiana, Mississippi og Alabama. Kredit:Scott Threlkeld/The Advocate via AP

Myndigheder i Alabama siger, at en formodet tornado ansporet af den tropiske storm Claudette ødelagde eller beskadigede mindst 50 hjem i en lille by lige nord for grænsen til Florida.

Sherif Heath Jackson i Escambia County sagde, at en formodet tornado "temmelig jævnede" en mobilhome-park med jorden, væltede træer på huse og flåede taget af et gymnasiegymnasium. Det meste af skaden blev udført i eller nær byerne Brewton og East Brewton, omkring 48 miles (77 kilometer) nord for Pensacola, Florida.

"Det påvirkede nogenlunde alle, " sagde Jackson. "Men med de mobile homes, der er bygget så tæt sammen, kan det tage en vejafgift på dem meget mere, end det kan på huse, der er spredt fra hinanden."

Der var ingen umiddelbare meldinger om alvorlige kvæstelser eller dødsfald. Billeder af Brewton-området delt på Facebook viser væltede træer, inklusive en, der landede på et hus, samt en lang strækning af affald, som en lokal nyhedsbutik sagde, var fra en hårdt beskadiget trailerpark.

Skader fra stormen kunne også mærkes i det nordlige Florida, hvor vind - i nogle tilfælde nåede 85 mph (137 km/t) - fik en 18-hjulet motor til at vende om på siden.

National Hurricane Center erklærede, at Claudette var organiseret nok til at kvalificere sig som en navngiven storm klokken 4 om morgenen lørdag, godt efter at stormens cirkulationscenter var kommet i land sydvest for New Orleans.

Bilister navigerer på en oversvømmet Gause Boulevard i Slidell, La., sent fredag, 18. juni, 2021, da en tropisk forstyrrelse nærmede sig Louisianas kyst. Den tropiske storm Claudette har dannet sig lørdag morgen langs den amerikanske golfkyst, bringer kraftig regn og oversvømmelser til kyststater inklusive Louisiana, Mississippi og Alabama. Kredit:Scott Threlkeld/The Advocate via AP

Lørdag aften kl. Claudette var en tropisk lavning beliggende 45 miles (75 kilometer) vest-nordvest for Montgomery, Alabama, med vedvarende vind på 30 mph (45 km/t). Det bevægede sig nordøst med 14 mph (22 km/t). Det meste af det tunge vejr foregik langt nord og øst for centrum.

tidligt lørdag, stormen dumpede oversvømmende regn nord for Lake Pontchartrain i Louisiana og langs Mississippi-kysten, oversvømmende gader og, på nogle områder, skubbe vand ind i boliger. Senere, stormen gennemblødte Florida Panhandle og, godt inde i landet, en bred flade af Alabama. National Weather Service advarede om mulige tornadoer i det nordlige Florida og det sydlige Alabama.

Dele af det indre Mississippi og Georgia fik også kraftig regn fra Claudette. Og selvom stormen var ved at aftage, National Hurricane Center udstedte et tropisk stormvagt for dele af North Carolina-kysten, som kunne mærke virkningerne søndag aften. Stormen var forudsagt at krydse ind i Atlanterhavet på mandag, og genvinde tropisk stormstyrke over åbent vand tirsdag.

Dette GOES-16 GeoColor satellitbillede taget fredag, 18. juni, 2021, kl. 11.00 EDT, og leveret af NOAA, viser et tropisk vejrsystem i den Mexicanske Golf. Embedsmænd beordrede et sluse- og låsesystem lukket i det sydøstlige Louisiana og klargjorde sandsække i Mississippi og Alabama som en bred, uorganiseret tropisk vejrsystem begyndte at snurre bånd af regn og frisk vind over den nordlige Mexicanske Golfs kyst fredag. Kredit:NOAA via AP

Indbyggere i Pace, Florida, ringede til 911 for at rapportere en mulig twister, der rev tagene af to hjem og beskadigede mindst tre andre.

"Ingen er kommet til skade, " sagde Sarah Whitfield, talsmand for Santa Rosa County, hvor Floridas hjem blev beskadiget. "Vi er bare taknemmelige for, at det skete efter solopgang, "ikke natten over, mens folk sov.

En 18-hjulet motor ramte flere brugsstænger og væltede om på siden under stormen tidligt lørdag. Affald fra ulykken, inklusive en kollapset brugsstang, forvandlet til projektiler og ramte en forbipasserende SUV, ifølge Florida Highway Patrol.

Highway Patrol embedsmænd skulle lukke begge baner af Interstate 10 broen mellem Escambia og Santa Rosa amter på grund af kraftig vind.

Amtet modtog to opkald om træer, der faldt ned på huse, but no one was home at the time.

Skyer fra den tropiske storm Claudette dannes på Highway 90 Beaches i Pass Christian, Gå glip af., Fredag, 18. juni, 2021. City of Pass Christian har erklæret undtagelsestilstand for potentielt hårdt vejr. Kredit:Hunter Dawkins/The Gazebo Gazette via AP

The storm left tens of thousands without power and some flights were being canceled or delayed at Pensacola International Airport.

"We have a lot of visitors that are here vacationing, " Escambia County spokesperson Laura Coale said. "Red flags flying out at the beaches so there's absolutely no swimming."

Forecasters said Claudette could dump 5 to 10 inches (12 to 25 centimeters) of rain in the region, with isolated accumulations of 15 inches (38 centimeters) possible.

Residents of Slidell, Louisiana, north of Lake Pontchartrain, reported flooded streets and water in some neighborhoods as the storm pushed onshore overnight. Slidell police said the flooding had largely receded by daybreak, after swamping as many as 50 cars and trucks with water.

Most people riding out the storm still had electricity when they woke up Saturday morning. The website poweroutage.us reported roughly 22, 000 outages total across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida.

Beboere i lavtliggende områder i Hancock County flytter deres køretøjer, plæneklippere, ATV'er og både til højere terræn i Waveland, Gå glip af., da et tropisk system nærmer sig fredag, 18. juni, 2021. Prognosefolk forudsiger et tropisk system vil bringe kraftig regn, stormflod og kystoversvømmelser til den amerikanske golfkyst. Den dårligt organiserede forstyrrelse fandt sted fredag morgen omkring 400 km syd for Morgan City, Louisiana. Kredit:Justin Mitchell/The Sun Herald via AP

The storm struck on a weekend when many on the Gulf Coast planned to celebrate Juneteenth and Father's Day.

Business owners across the Gulf Coast, from restaurateurs to swamp boat operators, had anticipated an influx of tourist cash after a year of lost revenue due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"My biggest concern is that it drives away a busy weekend, and may just end up being a lot of rain, " Austin Sumrall, ejeren og kokken på White Pillars Restaurant and Lounge i Biloxi, Mississippi, sagde fredag.

Han havde 170 reservationer på sine bøger til søndag, but was concerned some patrons would cancel.

"Vi så, især sidste år, tæppet kan blive rykket ud under dig ret hurtigt, " han sagde.

I Louisiana, truslen kom en måned efter forårsstorme og oversvømmelser, der fik skylden for fem dødsfald, og da dele af staten fortsatte med en langsom opsving fra en brutal orkansæson i 2020.

Motorists navigate a flooded Gause Boulevard in Slidell, La., late Friday, 18. juni, 2021, as a tropical disturbance neared the Louisiana shore. Tropical Storm Claudette has formed Saturday morning along the U.S. Gulf Coast, bringing heavy rains and flooding to coastal states including Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Credit:Scott Threlkeld/The Advocate via AP
En mand tager et billede af bølger, der slår ind i det, der engang var en dok til en færge, der transporterede folk fra Bay St. Louis til Pass Christian, Gå glip af., da et tropisk system bevæger sig mod Mississippikysten på fredag, 18. juni, 2021. Prognosefolk forudsiger et tropisk system vil bringe kraftig regn, stormflod og kystoversvømmelser til den amerikanske golfkyst. Den dårligt organiserede forstyrrelse fandt sted fredag morgen omkring 400 km syd for Morgan City, Louisiana. Kredit:Justin Mitchell/The Sun Herald via AP
Motorists navigate a flooded Gause Boulevard in Slidell, La., late Friday, 18. juni, 2021, as a tropical disturbance neared the Louisiana shore. Tropical Storm Claudette has formed Saturday morning along the U.S. Gulf Coast, bringing heavy rains and flooding to coastal states including Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. Credit:Scott Threlkeld/The Advocate via AP
A flooded neighborhood is seen after Tropical Storm Claudette passed through in Slidell, La., Lørdag, 19 juni, 2021. The National Hurricane Center declared Claudette organized enough to qualify as a named storm early Saturday, well after the storm's center of circulation had come ashore southwest of New Orleans. Credit:AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
Danny Gonzales, ret, stands in front of his flooded house with his neighbor Bob Neal, upset with power company trucks driving though the flooded neighborhood pushing water back into his home, after Tropical Storm Claudette passed through, in Slidell, La., Lørdag, 19 juni, 2021. The National Hurricane Center declared Claudette organized enough to qualify as a named storm early Saturday, well after the storm's center of circulation had come ashore southwest of New Orleans. Credit:AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
Marina Kingsmill and her brother Raylan play in the flooded street in front of their home after Tropical Storm Claudette passed through in Slidell, La., Lørdag, 19 juni, 2021. The National Hurricane Center declared Claudette organized enough to qualify as a named storm early Saturday, well after the storm's center of circulation had come ashore southwest of New Orleans. Credit:AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
Marina Kingsmill and her brother Raylan play in the flooded street in front of their home after Tropical Storm Claudette passed through in Slidell, La., Lørdag, 19 juni, 2021. The National Hurricane Center declared Claudette organized enough to qualify as a named storm early Saturday, well after the storm's center of circulation had come ashore southwest of New Orleans. Credit:AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
Cal Kingsmill, Jr., and his wife Jessie Kingsmill, point out crickets to their children Marina, 8, and Raylan, 8, in the receding floodwater in front of their home, after Tropical Storm Claudette passed through, in Slidell, La., Lørdag, 19 juni, 2021. The National Hurricane Center declared Claudette organized enough to qualify as a named storm early Saturday, well after the storm's center of circulation had come ashore southwest of New Orleans. Credit:AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
Jessie Kingsmill points out crickets to her daughter Marina, 8, in the receding floodwater in front of their home, after Tropical Storm Claudette passed through, in Slidell, La., Lørdag, 19 juni, 2021. The National Hurricane Center declared Claudette organized enough to qualify as a named storm early Saturday, well after the storm's center of circulation had come ashore southwest of New Orleans. Credit:AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
A car stops in front of neighborhood flooding after Tropical Storm Claudette passed through, in Slidell, La., Lørdag, 19 juni, 2021. The National Hurricane Center declared Claudette organized enough to qualify as a named storm early Saturday, well after the storm's center of circulation had come ashore southwest of New Orleans. Credit:AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
Jessie Kingsmill stands in her driveway with her children Marina, 8, ret, and Raylan, 8, as water recedes after Tropical Storm Claudette passed through, in Slidell, La., Lørdag, 19 juni, 2021. The National Hurricane Center declared Claudette organized enough to qualify as a named storm early Saturday, well after the storm's center of circulation had come ashore southwest of New Orleans. Credit:AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
Marina Kingsmill and her brother Raylan play in the flooded street in front of their home after Tropical Storm Claudette passed through in Slidell, La., Lørdag, 19 juni, 2021. The National Hurricane Center declared Claudette organized enough to qualify as a named storm early Saturday, well after the storm's center of circulation had come ashore southwest of New Orleans.Credit:AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
Danny Gonzales, walks in his flooded house as water recedes, after Tropical Storm Claudette passed through, in Slidell, La., Lørdag, 19 juni, 2021. The National Hurricane Center declared Claudette organized enough to qualify as a named storm early Saturday, well after the storm's center of circulation had come ashore southwest of New Orleans.Credit:AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

Separat, Tropical Storm Dolores made landfall on Mexico's west coast with near-hurricane force. As of Saturday night, it was a depression located about 140 miles (225 kilometers) north-northwest of Guadalajara, Mexico. Its maximum sustained winds were clocked at 30 mph (45 kph), and it was moving north at 21 mph (33 kph).

Heavy rainfall of 6 to 10 inches (about 15 to 25 centimeters) was expected across the southwest and western coastal areas of Mexico throughout the weekend. Forecasters were warning of the potential for flash flooding and mudslides.

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