A building can be seen tilting at a 45 degree angle after the ferocious winds(Image: WKGCNews/Twitter)A tornado has hit Panama City Beach after pushing through Bay County early Tuesday morning leaving damage in its wake.

The eastern side of the Florida beach, including the Thomas Drive area is reported to have undergone significant damage following the suspected tornado, which comes as stormy weather hits large parts of the US. Power lines have been downed at the intersection between Thomas Drive and North Lagoon Drive leaving the area blocked off.

One truly frightening image posted on X, formerly Twitter, by WKGC Public Radio, shows a house which appears to still be intact but has been tilted at a 45 degree angle by the extreme winds. The radio station said alongside the photo: “Damage on east end of Panama City Beach from the morning waterspout/tornado warned storm.”

Pictures and videos of the rubble left by the tornado are emerging as the area begins its recovery(Image: wjhg)Further videos on X show the extent of the damage following the tornado and water spouts which came in from the sea. A video from someone on the scene shows rubble from boats which have been thrown over and buildings half collapsed as winds continue to blow strongly.

Weather warnings were issued in the past two days for severe thunderstorms and potential tornadoes around the Gulf Coast as a weather system moved across the southeast of the US. Over 11 million people were in the area placed under a 3 out of 5 tornado threat level on Tuesday, stretching from the Panhandle of Florida to the Outer Banks in North Carolina. This followed similar warnings on Monday which also covered parts of Florida.

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Today, the Level 3 warning covers Tallahassee, Florida, Savannah, Georgia, Charleston, South Carolina, and Jacksonville, Florida, with tornadoes and damaging winds a threat throughout. It continues as Storm Finn and winter storms in the midwest and northeast of the US also wreak travel chaos on the region, shutting down highways and causing flight cancellations.

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Over 9,000 flights into, out of, or within the US were delayed or canceled on Sunday as a result of the extreme weather, with the number yesterday (Monday) at over 8,000, according to FlightAware. It comes as almost 18 inches of snow were brought to some parts of the Northeast by Storm Ember.

Tornado warnings were issued in advance as stormy weather continues to grip the US(Image: NWStornado/Twitter)Parts of the midwest and northeast have been subjected to “ferocious blizzard conditions with whiteouts”, according to the National Weather Service. The agency confirmed that 49 out of 50 states in the US were under a weather warning at some point throughout the day on Monday.

A second wintery storm is expected to hit later this week traveling from Oklahoma City to Detroit. According to the Washington Post, the storm might classify as a “bomb cyclone” and will bring in snow and wind before a surge of warm air and rain hits the northern side of the Gulf Coast.