At least one person was killed and multiple others were hurt after a large tornado tore through parts of New Orleans and its suburbs.
and its suburbs on Tuesday night, leaving a trail of damage in its wake as it flipped cars and ripped roofs off of homes. tornado that went into the Arabi area, a suburb of New Orleans. It then moved east across the Mississippi River into the Lower 9th Ward and parts of St. Bernard Parish — both of which were badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina 17 years ago.
Rescue workers were searching through the suburban parish for more people in need of assistance, according to Sheriff Jimmy Pohlmann. St. Bernard Parish President Guy McInnis said the tornado caused widespread damage throughout the parish. McInnis said damage stretched a number of miles across Arabi, from the Mississippi River to the levee on the neighborhood's north end. One home was blown off its foundation and into the middle of the street, according toOther houses were destroyed while pieces of debris hung from electrical wires and trees. An aluminum fishing boat in front of one house was bent into the shape of a C with the motor across the street.
The National Weather Service said it would send out three storm survey teams on Wednesday to investigate three tornadoes in the region from Tuesday. One team was set to investigate the tornado that hit the Arabi and Lower 9th Ward, a second on the westbank near Gretna and a third on the northshore through LaCombe, according to FOX Weather.
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