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Possible tornado leaves 3 hurt, buildings damaged along Florida Panhandle

Multiple buildings were damaged Tuesday evening when a tornado swept through a neighborhood near Pensacola, Florida.

The storm rolled into Escambia County around 4:30pm, causing major roof damage to the large building, knocking down the power line and leaving behind a trace of wreckage.

Escambia County officials said the weather in Fox that three people were injured in the storm and two were taken to a local hospital, but were not given the extent of the injury.

Third parties did not require hospitalization.

The National Weather Service office in Mobile, Alabama, will send a storm investigation team to the area Wednesday morning to see if the storm is a tornado.

Multiple buildings were damaged Tuesday evening when a tornado swept through a neighborhood near Pensacola, Florida. Davis Wood, Escambia County Emergency Management
Escambia County officials said three people were injured in the storm and two were taken to a local hospital. Davis Wood, Escambia County Emergency Management
The storm rolled into Escambia County around 4:30pm, causing major roof damage to the large building and knocking down the power line. Davis Wood, Escambia County Emergency Management

The bad weather remains a threat until Wednesday in the South, with NOAA's Storm Prediction Center giving it a level 2 out of five risks of severe weather.

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