The southeastern US has been hit by tornados in the past few days, which have caused major devastation.
On Friday, March 18, major storms passed through parts of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. There were numerous injuries and tons of damage caused by the tornados that ripped through. On Tuesday, March 22, another band of storms passed through Louisiana and southern Mississippi. One large tornado touched down in New Orleans, causing massive damage and the loss of one life.
Shannon Beador‘s eldest daughter, Sophie, is currently attending school in Waco, Texas, and alerted her mother that they were also under a tornado watch during Tuesday evening’s storms.
On the evening of March 22, Shannon Beador shared a text message from her daughter.
“A text no mother wants to get… Crazy unexpected weather in Waco that caused a tornado warning,” she captioned the post on Instagram. “Not the best thing for a mom in So Cal! 😩 Thank you @reeseperry_ for taking care of my girl! ❤️ Oh and by the way. That wasn’t my only text. Had them by the minute…”
Sophie Beador texted her mother “tornado alarm just went off!” with a sarcastic heart-eye emoji. But she assured Shannon that she and her roommates were prepared.
“My roommates have all bee through tornados so they know what to do,” Sophie added.
Sophie lives in Waco, TX where tornados are not uncommon, but coming from Southern California, they’re a weather phenomenon that the Beadors have probably rarely come in contact with.
On March 22, at least one person was killed as a large tornado touched down in New Orleans, Louisiana. The storm knocked down power lines and damaged homes, which prompted emergency services and residents to begin searching for anyone who may have been trapped inside collapsed structures. Multiple people were taken to the hospital with injuries as well.
The tornado hit the lower 9th ward and St. Bernard Parish, which are located on the eastern side of the city.
The storm continued to head east, and the National Weather Service issued tornado warnings for central Alabama, where it touched down again in Shelby County, approximately 10 miles southeast of Birmingham.
According to the New York Times, the sheriff of St. Bernard Parish said “there are houses that are missing, one landed in the middle of the street.”
Other witnesses reported trees flattening neighbors’ homes and other houses being completely blown off their lots.
