Powerful storms cause injuries, damage in Southeast as forecast calls for strong winds, hail and possibly tornadoes
CNN
Severe storms across the Southeast are causing injuries and damage with strong winds, hail and possible tornadoes.
In Escambia County, Alabama, not far from the Gulf Coast, Sheriff Heath Jackson told CNN affiliate WEAR six people were injured in the town of Atmore Friday morning, including two in critical condition.
Nine mobile homes were flipped over when a storm rolled through the area about 50 miles north of Pensacola, Florida, around 9 a.m., Jackson reported. He added the National Weather Service would be sending a team to evaluate whether the damage was caused by a tornado or straight-line winds.
President Joe Biden on Sunday delivers his first commencement address of the 2024 season at Morehouse College, where the president may for the first time in months have to confront the angst that’s been percolating on college campuses nationwide toward his administration’s policies on the Israel-Hamas war.
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