New Orleans' tornado

2022 - 12 - 15

Post cover — Image courtesy of "The Washington Post"

Damaging tornado hits New Orleans for second time this year (The Washington Post)

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning at 3:45 p.m. local time for New Orleans and confirmed a twister was on the ground.

Three people [were taken to the hospital](https://twitter.com/AcadianNews/status/1603097173599850496). Charles Parish, La.](https://twitter.com/devinbartolotta/status/1603134989586923520), [Montz, La.](https://twitter.com/HaydenHating/status/1603133191036051456), [Killona, La.](https://twitter.com/SCPSheriff/status/1603128714702848001), Newton, Miss., Macedonia, Miss., and Mannassa, Miss. [was also reported](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html) Wednesday afternoon [in St. About two to three dozen houses in the community were damaged or destroyed, according to local officials. It has also generated blizzard conditions in the northern Rockies, northern Plains and parts of the Upper Midwest. Tammany Parish, La.](https://twitter.com/Jeff_Piotrowski/status/1603137486896746496), [St. Central time Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. [hit the town of Farmerville](https://twitter.com/jesstorricelli/status/1603070792652169218). The [tornado](https://twitter.com/LanceBlockerWx/status/1603072513613131776) that tracked through New Iberia, La., about 20 miles southeast of Lafayette, damaged several homes and trapped several people, according to the [local police department](https://twitter.com/SteveWAFB/status/1603078819681898496). [tweeted](https://twitter.com/RobMarciano/status/1603149008477773826) ABC News meteorologist Rob Marciano. [flood warning](https://twitter.com/CityOfNOLA/status/1603170330725564417) was issued for the Base of Wisner overpass by the City of New Orleans via

Tornadoes hit New Orleans area, killing one in St. Charles Parish ... (NOLA.com)

The deadly storms that slammed into Louisiana spawned at least two tornadoes in the New Orleans area on Wednesday, killing one person in St. Charles Parish, ...

Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto said that the roof was ripped off of the Sheriff's Office training academy building in Harvey, just off the West Bank Expressway near Maple Avenue. Officials from the National Weather Service had confirmed the presence of seven tornadoes across south Louisiana on Wednesday. The tornado's path appeared to roughly track the river, jumping from Gretna to Algiers, where New Orleans firefighters reported damage in the area of General Meyer Avenue and Tita Street. Long Avenue in Gretna, Tonya Prejean surveyed the damage scattered by the storm. The pantry that lines her hallway was emptied of its goods, with flour, glass, rice and beans strewn across the floor. [deadly storms that slammed into Louisiana](https://www.nola.com/tncms/asset/editorial/5209d18a-7bbf-11ed-bc6e-3704d2be5bbb/) spawned at least two tornadoes in the New Orleans area on Wednesday, killing one person in St. In that area, where two people had minor injuries, a house was destroyed and fire crews scoured the intersection for gas leaks and live wires. “And then I started being battered between the walls.” Public safety officials and residents of several parishes were surveying damage and searching homes Wednesday night. "It's terrible," St. In St. Charles Parish, [destroying homes in Gretna](https://www.nola.com/tncms/asset/editorial/2f49a292-7c05-11ed-bf29-1bb1efea4252/) and landing [a blow to the same part of Arabi](https://www.nola.com/tncms/asset/editorial/adc1dadc-7bff-11ed-afce-c7e2b3358b36/) where another tornado tore through less than a year ago.

Tornado hits New Orleans area; storms cause at least 3 deaths ... (WOKV)

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.

Drone captures incredible video of tornado tearing through New ... (FOX Weather)

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)

NWS: Three tornadoes confirmed in New Orleans Wednesday; more ... (WDSU New Orleans)

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

New Orleans Tornado Creates Widespread Damage Across the City (Green Matters)

Fatal storms across the south this week resulted in a massive tornado that ravaged New Orleans on Wednesday, Dec. 14. While there fortunately weren't too ...

This area in particular was where the March 2022 tornado hit, so it goes without saying this has devastated families and businesses in the area. The first tornado started in St. "There’s gotta be a tornado on the ground somewhere in uptown New Orleans." The next tornado struck St. Fatal storms across the south this week resulted in a massive tornado that ravaged New Orleans on Wednesday, Dec. And it comes less than a year after a massive tornado slammed Arabi, near the city's Lower Ninth Ward, back in March.

Another large tornado has struck Arabi and the Lower 9th Ward (WDSU New Orleans)

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