Tornadoes strike Gulf Coast states

Cortez Shelby, left, helps his uncle load belongings from a garage that had the roof ripped off by severe weather the day before in LaPlace, La.

A chain of people pass poultry to one and other amongst the debris of a farm in the aftermath of a storm in Gap, Pa.

People clean up in the aftermath of a storm with high winds in Narvon, Pa. Crews in central and eastern Pennsylvania are working to restore electricity after strong storms moved across the state and possibly caused some tornadoes.

Alice Clerval stands next to items from her leveled home in Appomattox County, Va., after a storm struck the area.

Tornado damage along Richmond Highway in Appomattox County. State police say at least seven people have been injured in Appomattox County, where a funnel cloud left an 8- to 10-mile path of destruction.

A pedestrian walks through heavy snowfall along Broad Street in St. Joseph, Mich., as a winter storm moved across southwest Michigan.

This aerial photo shows damage after a tornado ripped through the Sugar Hill Recreational Park in the town of Convent, La.

This aerial photo shows damage after a tornado ripped through LaPlace, La.

A couple surveys the damage to a property in Pensacola, Fla., after a powerful storm blew through the area.

Debris scatters a property in the Northpointe neighborhood in Pensacola, Fla., Wednesday, after a storm hit the area.

Damaged RVs sit at Sugar Hill RV Park following a storm in Convent, La.,

This aerial photo shows damage after a tornado ripped through LaPlace, La.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, center, tours a destroyed apartment complex in Pensacola.

A man clears debris in the Northpointe neighborhood in Pensacola, Fla.