eight funerals. it will be a very difficult week. martin savidge, cnn. tragic situation there on the storm system named claudette has left destruction in its wake as it moved across the u.s. southeast. in southern alabama saturday, at least 20 people were injured when then tropical storm claudette moved through. it spawned a tornado that tore apart the destruction 22 miles wide. fierce wind and heavy rains slammed parts of louisiana on saturday, including this home near new orleans. one witness described the damage. that house right there, the water was inside the house last night. our house it didn t get too high but got up to the front door. we had to move the cars because it was inside the cars. the neighbor here got some water
through southern alabama. in louisiana, fierce winds and heavy rains drenched part of the state including this home near new orleans. one of the witnesses assessed the damage. that house right there, the water was inside the house last night. our host, it didn t get up too hey but it got up to the front door. we had to move the cars because it got inside them. hour neighbor also got water inside her house. it was crazy. right now, tropical storm clawedset lashing north carolina. the national hurricane center expects to it restrengthen into a tropical storm. flash flooding will be a primary threat in the hours ahead i want to go straight to talk us through what s going to happen in the horse ahead. the tremendous amount of rainfall that has already come down has been a major problem as you noted.
inside her house. it was kind of crazy last night. it was falling pretty bad. right now claudette is a tropical depression lashing north carolina but the national hurricane center expects it to restrengthen into a tropical storm. we ll bring in cnn meteorologist. pe pedro, what is latest on th trrm? there s parts about to reemerge over the western atlanta. water temperatures here plenty warm enough when you factor in the gulf stream online that allows the system to reenergize back into a tropical storm. mind you right now 35 miles per hour winds and 39 mhp is categoririririd back into a tral storm. we expect that to take place here within the next four to six hours. once it does, the storm picks up in forward progression. we expect the system to begin to skirt north ward and impact
pam? max foster, thanks so much. the threat for severe weather remains in part to the southeast tonight as tropical depression claudette makes its way through the carolinas, bringing it strong wind and heavy rainfall. and in alabama, fierce wind and heavy rain drenched parts of the state yesterday. homes were even destroyed after a tornado touched down in escambia county n georgia this morning, firefighters rescued a woman who was trapped after that huge oak tree fell on her car. we talked about this earlier. it is just incredible that this woman came out, she lived to tell her story. listen to how firefighters rescued a man he was trapped after this huge oak tree fell on her car in atlanta. that house right there, that the water was inside the house last night. our house, it cadidn t get too high, it got up to the front door, we had to move the cars because it was inside the cars, but our neighbor also right here, she also got water inside
her house. it was kind of crazy last night. it was falling pretty bad. looks like he s literally in the water there. claudette is expected to restrengthen into a tropical storm by early tomorrow morning as it sweeps across north carolina and into the western atlantic. as the pace of vaccinations meantime slows down, all eyes on where the delta variant could spread and how quickly. when we come back, i m going to speak to andy slavin about the variant he calls covid on steroids.