Tornado damages 50 homes in small Alabama town
by Associated Press in New Orleans from on (#5K8ZT)
No deaths or serious injuries reported as tropical storm hits plans for Juneteenth and Father's Day
Authorities in Alabama say a suspected tornado spurred by Tropical Storm Claudette demolished or badly damaged at least 50 homes in a small town just north of the Florida border.
Sheriff Heath Jackson in Escambia county said a suspected tornado pretty much levelled" a mobile home park, toppled trees on to houses and ripped the roof from a high school gym.
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