New Orleans tornado

The New Orleans metro area is under a tornado watch until 8 p.m. as a severe weather event moves across southeast Louisiana on Wednesday.

National Weather Service meteorologist Shawn O'Neil said the New Orleans area is in a "very favorable environment" for tornado development heading into Wednesday evening, hours after multiple tornado warnings were issued in the Baton Rouge area and St. One tornado was confirmed to have hit a hospital in New Iberia, and another tornado killed two people in north Louisiana. UPDATE, 4:30 p.m.: After a tornado touched down in the West Bank and moved across the Mississippi River to St. Wednesday, shortly after the agency issued a tornado warning for parts of St. Parts of the north shore are also under a flash flood warning until 6 p.m. Officials said more were injured, and there was significant damage left after the tornado hit Wednesday afternoon. “For the second time in two weeks, we've had a tornado touch down in St. The tornado then moved at about 35 mph over the Mississippi River toward Arabi and Chalmette, according to Jefferson Parish emergency officials on WWL-TV. Charles Parish officials said the woman was found dead outside of her home, and the damage in the area was catastrophic, including a mobile home that was lifted from its yard and thrown into another front yard. Charles Parish and one that traveled from the West Bank to St. UPDATE, 5:30 p.m.: At least four tornadoes touched down in Louisiana on Wednesday due to a severe weather event: one in Caddo Parish, New Iberia, St. That number had grown slightly since the tornado first touched down in the parish.

A tornado touched down in Gretna during the afternoon and caused significant damage before the twister crossed the Mississippi River and struck Arabi, a suburb ...

[NOLA.com](https://www.nola.com/news/weather/tornado-hits-gretna-moves-towards-new-orleans/article_b37107be-7bfa-11ed-9917-ffb7b6c58291.html) reported. [NOLA.com](https://www.nola.com/news/weather/tornado-hits-gretna-moves-towards-new-orleans/article_b37107be-7bfa-11ed-9917-ffb7b6c58291.html). Charles Parish](https://www.nola.com/tncms/asset/editorial/c2af5a10-7bef-11ed-bfdb-0f3d18b4bfa4/) west of New Orleans, [NOLA.com](https://www.nola.com/news/weather/tornado-hits-gretna-moves-towards-new-orleans/article_b37107be-7bfa-11ed-9917-ffb7b6c58291.html) reported. [WGNO-TV](https://www.wbrz.com/news/john-bel-edwards-declares-state-of-emergency-for-louisiana-amid-severe-weather/) reported. John Bel Edwards told reporters as he toured a mile-long path of destruction in Keithville, according to the [WBRZ-TV ](https://www.wbrz.com/news/more-than-30k-without-power-after-tornado-rips-through-new-orleans-area/)reported. 14: At least people have been confirmed dead in the state due to the tornadoes. [WDSU-TV](https://www.wdsu.com/article/new-orleans-arabi-tornado-again/42247052) reported. [NOLA.com ](https://www.nola.com/news/weather/tornado-hits-gretna-moves-towards-new-orleans/article_b37107be-7bfa-11ed-9917-ffb7b6c58291.html)reported. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/tornadoes-science-dallas-weather-climate-and-environment-ffe11a04015931f0e05e04a4c5305067). Charles Parish west of New Orleans said eight people were hospitalized with injuries and one woman was found dead outdoors after a suspected tornado struck Killona along the Mississippi River, [The Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/tornadoes-science-dallas-weather-climate-and-environment-ffe11a04015931f0e05e04a4c5305067) reported.

A drone captured incredible video of a tornado tearing across New Orleans on Wednesday night during a multiday severe weather outbreak that left at least ...

Areas that saw damage were Orleans, St. "It was 4:07 p.m., and I was on my way home from work, trying to beat the rain home," Hernandez said. "The roof collapsed there; there's some significant damage to that store." - Image 7 of 7 [TORNADO STRIKES NEW ORLEANS METRO; DAMAGE SURVEYS UNDERWAY](https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/new-orleans-tornado-threat-december-14-arabi) [FINAL CHAPTER OF MULTIDAY SEVERE WEATHER THREAT COULD SPAWN MORE TORNADOES IN FLORIDA ON THURSDAY](https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/severe-weather-outbreak-tornadoes-south-coast-to-coast-storm)

Now that the sun has risen, the National Weather Service has begun its surveys of areas struck by tornadoes Wednesday.

A storm system ripping across the U.S. killed at least three people in Louisiana, with tornado damage reported in the New Orleans area.

"Several homes and businesses have suffered catastrophic damage," the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office said in a statement from that large suburb west of New Orleans. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch from Wednesday night through Friday afternoon, depending on the timing of the storm. "He just went to go shopping for his family, came home and the house was gone," said Jones. John Bel Edwards told reporters, noting the challenge faced by emergency responders as he toured a mile-long (1.6-kilometer) path of destruction in rural Keithville. killed at least three people in Louisiana, spinning up tornadoes that battered the state from north to south, including the New Orleans area where memories of 2021's Hurricane Ida and a tornado in March linger. Bernard Parish - where the March twister caused devastation - Sheriff Jimmy Pohlman said the latest tornado damage covered a roughly 2-mile (3.2-kilometer) stretch. "You go to search a house and the house isn't even there, so where do you search?" A tornado struck New Iberia, Louisiana, slightly injuring five people and smashing out windows of a multistory building at Iberia Medical Center, the hospital said. New Orleans emergency director Collin Arnold said business and residences in the city suffered significant wind damage, largely on the Mississippi River's west bank. Four people were injured there, he said, adding, "The last word we had is that they were stable." Charles Parish and another that pummeled parts of New Orleans and neighboring Jefferson and St. -- A vast and volatile storm system ripping across the U.S.

A large tornado has touched down in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans as well as Arabi in St. Bernard Parish.