Photo gallery: Severe weather strikes Gulf states

Utility trucks make their way down West Main Street in Waverly, Va., after it was hit by a tornado Feb. 24, 2016.

(L. Todd Spencer/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

Chicago Tribune

Feb. 23, 2016 7:17 PM PT

Several tornadoes and storms ripped through Louisiana and Mississippi on Feb. 23, 2016.

Damaged homes stand next to one another on Feb. 24, 2016, the day after a tornado struck LaPlace, La. A tornado ripped up trees, tore roofs from houses and terrified local residents.

(John McCusker / AP)

A resident works to salvage his belongings on Feb. 24, 2016, after an apparent tornado struck Pensacola, Fla.

(Tony Giberson / AP)

A vehicle lies overturned on Feb. 24, 2016, in Penscola, Fla., the day after storms, including a suspected tornado, struck the area.

(Tony Giberson / AP)

Northpointe subdivision residents begin the work to salvage their belongings Wednesday morning, Feb. 24, 2016, after a suspecte tornado struck the Pensacola, Fla., neighborhood.

(Tony Giberson / AP)

The Moorings apartment complex shows damage on Feb. 24, 2016, after a suspected tornado struck in Pensacola, Fla.

(Tony Giberson / AP)

Damaged homes line a street on Feb. 24, 2016, the day after a tornado struck LaPlace, La. A tornado ripped up trees, tore roofs from houses and terrified local residents.

(John McCusker / AP)

Grand Baroque town home owners climb the steps on Feb. 24, 2016, of a home destroyed by an apparent tornado in Pensacola, Fla.

(Tony Giberson / AP)

Timothy Williams talks on a phone in front of his mobile home, which was destroyed in a deadly storm that swept through Waverly, Va., on Feb. 24, 2016.

(Steve Helber / AP)

Spectators walk through debris left by a deadly storm that swept through Waverly, Va., on Feb. 24, 2016.

(Steve Helber / AP)

Spectators look over debris left in the downtown area left by a deadly storm that swept through Waverly, Va., on Feb. 24, 2016.

(Steve Helber / AP)

Wreckage of the Sugar Hill RV Park in Convent, La., is seen Feb. 24, 2016, following a storm.

(Max Becherer / AP)

Emergency responders load a patient into the back of an ambulance Feb. 23, 2016, near Convent, La., where a suspected tornado ripped through a recreational vehicle park.

(Bill Feis / The Advocate via AP)

People search a destroyed trailer at a business Feb. 23, 2016, in Paincourtville, La.

(Michael DeMocker / AP)

A house near the intersection of Louisiana routes 70 and 1 was hit by a tornado Feb. 23, 2016, in Paincourtville.

(Michael DeMocker / NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)

A house was severly damaged by a suspected tornado Feb. 23, 2016, in Paincourtville, La.

(Michael DeMocker / AP)

Residents survey the damage Feb. 23, 2016, after severe weather damaged homes and power lines along Louisiana Route 63 near Florida Boulevard in the Livingston Parish area of Baton Rouge.

(Hilary Scheinuk / The Advocate via AP)