5 0 0 ▁b eds . ▁Autom ob iles ▁in ▁the ▁par king ▁lot ▁at ▁the ▁hospital ▁were ▁dam aged , ▁with ▁one ▁being ▁f li pped . ▁It ▁continued ▁across ▁Inter state ▁ 1 6 5 ▁and ▁into ▁Pr ich ard , ▁where ▁it ▁produced ▁roof ▁damage ▁to ▁several ▁homes ▁and ▁later ▁diss ip ated . ▁It ▁also ▁toss ed ▁several ▁sh ipping ▁containers ▁and ▁dam aged ▁a ▁w are house ▁facility ▁before ▁it ▁lifted . ▁Many ▁trees ▁and ▁power ▁lines ▁were ▁down ed ▁along ▁the ▁path , ▁which ▁tot aled ▁. ▁Several ▁people ▁suffered ▁minor ▁inj uries . ▁While ▁only ▁existing ▁for ▁eleven ▁minutes , ▁damage ▁estimates ▁to ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Mobile ▁and ▁Pr ich ard ▁tot aled ▁out ▁at ▁$ 1 . 3 5 ▁million . ▁ ▁A ▁torn ado ▁emer gency ▁was ▁declared ▁for ▁areas ▁of ▁Dow nt own ▁Mobile ▁at ▁ 2 3 0 0   UTC ▁( 5 : 0 0   p . m . ▁C ST ) ▁as ▁the ▁torn ado ▁approached ▁those ▁areas , ▁stating ▁Mid town ▁Mobile , ▁Dow nt own ▁Mobile , ▁and ▁Pr ich ard , ▁Alabama ▁as ▁potentially ▁affected ▁areas . ▁The ▁torn ado ▁followed ▁a ▁path ▁just ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁we aker ▁December ▁ 2 0 ▁torn ado , ▁which ▁also ▁impact ed ▁Mobile . ▁ ▁Imp act ▁ ▁S out heast ▁and ▁Mid west ▁United ▁States ▁In ▁Ark ansas , ▁two ▁people ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁highway ▁accident ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁sle et ▁on ▁the ▁roads .