A man wades through water to get to his truck during street flooding in the Mid City section of New Orleans, due to heavy thunderstorms that came through the area Wednesday morning, March 9, 2011, dumping as much as four inches of rain in one hour. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)JAY REEVES, Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Winds whipped by a line of severe weather tore roofs off buildings, overturned cars and caused minor injuries as the system trudged across the Southeast on Wednesday.
Two apparent tornadoes damaged buildings near Mobile in southwest Alabama, hours after several tornadoes were reported to the west in Louisiana. The system also dumped 7 inches of rain in parts of Mississippi and spawned thunderstorms in Tennessee that ripped off part of a school’s roof.
In Alabama, authorities said only three minor injuries were reported despite the destruction.
“It’s very fortunate judging from the extent of some of the damage,” said John Kilcullen, operations director for the Mobile County Emergency Management Agency.