PANAMA CITY The National Weather Service has confirmed three tornadoes hit Bay County during Saturday s storm, the most to hit the county in one day since Sept. 15, 2004, when Hurricane Ivan unleashed four twisters.
According to the NWS in Tallahassee, a tornado hit southeast of Laguna Beach, a second in Gulf Lagoon Beach and a third in Lynn Haven. Strong winds generated by the tornadoes caused widespread damage to buildings across the county and knocked out power to thousands of homes on Saturday.
According to Frankie Lumm, chief of the Emergency Management Division for Bay County, as of Monday there wasn t any new information about additional damage caused by Saturday s storms.
Severe storm kills one in La., damages buildings in Florida panhandle
By Associated PressUpdated April 10, 2021, 1 hour ago
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Trucks made their way through high water Saturday at the Graffiti Bridge in Pensacola, Fla., after a powerful storm swept through the area.John Blackie/jblackie@pnj.com/Associated Press
PANAMA CITY, Fla. â A cluster of severe storms swept across Southern states early Saturday, leaving at least one dead in Louisiana, bringing down trees and power lines in Mississippi, dropping large hail on a coastal Alabama city and leveling buildings in the Florida Panhandle.
St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard confirmed a fatality related to an early morning tornado in Palmetto, Louisiana. Bellard tells KLFY-TV that Jose Antonio Higareda, 27, was killed when the tornado struck his home. In addition, he said, seven people were transported with injuries to local hospitals.
Severe storms leave at least 1 dead in Louisiana; Florida, Alabama and Mississippi report damage
Updated Apr 10, 2021;
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A cluster of severe storms swept across Southern states early Saturday, leaving at least one dead in Louisiana, bringing down trees and power lines in Mississippi, dropping large hail on a coastal Alabama city and leveling buildings in the Florida Panhandle.
St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard confirmed a fatality related to an early morning tornado in Palmetto, Louisiana. Bellard tells KLFY-TV that Jose Antonio Higareda, 27, was killed when the tornado struck his home. In addition, he said, seven people were transported with injuries to local hospitals.