The storm rolled Into Escambia County around 4:30 p.m., causing significant roof damage to a large building, toppling power lines, and leaving a trail of debris in its wake.

Escambia County officials told FOX Weather three people suffered injuries in the storm, with two taken to a local hospital, but the extent of their injuries was not given.

The third person didn’t need hospitalization.

The National Weather Service office in Mobile, Alabama, will send a storm survey team to the area Wednesday morning to confirm whether the storm was a tornado and its estimated strength.

Severe weather remains a threat through Wednesday in the South with NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center giving a level 2 out of 5 risk of severe weather.

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