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Adriana Navarro

Severe Overnight Storm In Northwest Florida Claims One Life

The storm became fatal Thursday night when a tornado erupted nearby, and a tree crashed into a house nearby. Escambia County Fire Rescue and emergency medical services responded to the call of a person trapped just after 8:30 p.m. CDT. But the guy was declared dead when they arrived. ACCUWEATHER

A severe overnight storm in Northwest Florida Thursday night claimed the life of one person and left heavy damage across the area that residents are still cleaning up.

The storms grew intense early Friday morning as a flash flood emergency was issued across an area that included Pensacola, Florida. Portions of the city had received over 9 inches of rainfall by the time of the emergency’s issuance, surpassing the old daily record rainfall of 4.12 inches set in 1985.

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