Tropical Storm Claudette became the first Atlantic system of 2021 to make landfall in the U.S. when it hit New Orleans on the morning of Saturday, June 19. Claudette brought with her heavy rains and strong winds, as well as several tornados. According to CNN, some areas of the Gulf experienced more than a foot of rain, which also reported a tornado injured three people and damaged several homes in Escambia County in Alabama.

Also, in Alabama, Claudette caused flash flooding that destroyed dozens of homes and killed at least 13. On Saturday, a 15-vehicle crash killed 10, including nine children, the Associated Press reported. The crash occurred about 35 miles south of Montgomery. Butler County Coronor Wayne Garlock told The AP that the vehicles likely hydroplaned on wet roads.

In a separate incident, a woman died in Fort Payne, Ala., after her car veered off the road, and a man and young child also were killed near Tuscaloosa, Ala., when a tree fell on their home during the storm.

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