Severe storms and at least one tornado are impacting Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida panhandle bringing torrential rain and flooding on Wednesday that has so far taken one life, destroyed homes, left hundreds of thousands without power, and caused emergency evacuations.
The Slidell Police Department in Louisiana said it conducted more than 50 rescue missions as of 1:56 p.m. local time with the fire department. “We do have reports of minor to moderate injuries, those injured were transported to local area hospitals. We have water rescues and welfare checks still occurring as we speak,” said Sgt. Jake Morris in a video shared to Facebook. “This is a long process. This is something that we’re not used to dealing with but we’re knocking it out.”
Schools and offices were closed on Wednesday in Louisiana as more than 30 million people are under a severe storm threat, with some 13 million residents across…
