New Orleans tornado

The storms have been blamed for at least three deaths in Louisiana so far, now it moves to the east.

The Gulf Coast cities of Gulfport and Biloxi (Mississippi), Mobile, Alabama and Pensacola, Florida are all in the storm's current path. This system is part of a cold front moving across the country. The New Orleans Times-Picayune reported that a twister in nearby Killona is responsible for one death and seven injuries. Now, many counties in Mississippi, Alabama and the Florida panhandle are under tornado warnings. Here's what was seen touching down in Arabi and the Ninth Ward. One New Orleans-area TV station captured a tornado touching down in the city's Lower Ninth Ward.

Several parishes in the New Orleans metro area were struck be devastating tornadoes Wednesday.

About an hour after a violent tornado damaged a hospital and homes in New Iberia, Louisiana, the severe weather threat moved into the New Orleans metro area ...

Areas that saw damage were Orleans, St. There was a Winn-Dixie off the West Bank Expressway, which is sort of the interstate that leads you to the Crescent City connection into the city - the roof collapsed there and there's some significant damage to that store," said Walker. - Image 7 of 7 The NWS issued a Tornado Warning for Orleans and Jefferson Parishes just before 4 p.m. FOX Weather correspondent Mitti Hicks was in New Orleans when Tornado Warnings began shifting closer. The multi-day severe weather event has produced tornadoes from Texas to Louisiana.

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.

Chalmette, Louisiana resident Angel Landry tells FOX Weather that debris is scattered everywhere, and neighbors have lost homes after a tornado hit St. Bernard ...

"It's a resilient place to be." - Image 12 of 12 - Image 10 of 12 - Image 3 of 12 - Image 2 of 12 - Image 1 of 12

Here is the moment Chief Meteorologist Margaret Orr realizes that a tornado is on the ground heading towards Arabi for a second time.

NEW ORLEANS — A large area of disturbed weather blasted through southeast Louisiana, spawning tornadoes and leaving at least one person dead, ...

St. Bernard Parish emergency personnel help Robin Whitney and her dog, Piper, out of their home after a tornado touched down on Friscoville Avenue in Arabi ...

Authorities in New Orleans are currently assessing damage after a severe storm that prompted a tornado warning struck the area. There is damage in the Algiers ...

Much of the St. Bernard Parish will be closed Thursday due to a loss of power, according to a news release. This includes a 56-year-old woman in St. Officials will be out conducting search and rescue efforts throughout the night, Pohlmann said. Marrero Middle School — will be closed Thursday due to damage following severe weather Wednesday evening, according to Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng. As a nurse, Taylor’s first instinct was to help her neighbors. Power is being restored citywide and crews are actively doing damage assessments, he added. Bernard Parish President Guy McInnis says a complete assessment of the damage will be done Thursday but said he does not know of any buildings that have been totally destroyed in the parish. It will reopen Friday, it said. "This brings the total number of confirmed Louisiana storm-related deaths due to this storm event to 3 at this time," the health department At least three people have died due to severe storm-related events, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. 4 people taken to hospitals after damage in the Algiers area of New Orleans, official says

About 100 miles away in the small Union Parish town of Farmerville, Louisiana, at least 20 people were injured when a tornado struck Tuesday night, Farmerville ...

[ a Facebook post](https://www.facebook.com/stcharlesgov/posts/pfbid02hnuBPAQhwX8chevgPkjoR8CTJt7Z6VAb2DTJCrVE1NPL1XUNXpbQM8wcETEQXHnl) from the St. The whole house was shaking and I (saw) my roof cave in, and the house went dark,” Stringfellow said, adding none of them was injured. “We just got in the tub and we hugged each other. So cars that were in the front were thrown in the woods across the street, the septic tanks were pulled out of the ground, all of our DirecTVs were pulled up out the ground. [The department also said](https://www.facebook.com/NewIberiaPolice) several homes have been damaged with people trapped in the Southport Subdivision after a tornado has touched down. [a tweet from the Louisiana Department of Health](https://twitter.com/LADeptHealth/status/1603171773612179456). A curfew is in place for the area from 8 p.m. [reports](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/221212_rpts.html) [made](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/221213_rpts.html) since Tuesday from Oklahoma and Texas to Louisiana and Mississippi, including 17 from Tuesday to 6 a.m. CT Wednesday](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/221214_rpts.html), including in Louisiana’s New Iberia. This is in addition to the at least 22 tornado “There’s a piece of debris on the levee behind you that came from our firing range, 1.7 miles away,” he said, adding this was the second time in two weeks a tornado touched down in St. This is one of 3 tornado reports across the New Orleans metro in the last two hours.

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 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 landed in downtown New Orleans on Wednesday afternoon just after 4:00 pm a day after a similar storm devastated a small community in the ...

In neighboring Mississippi, suspected tornado destroyed four large chicken houses — one of which held 5,000 roosters — in Rankin County, Mississippi, Sheriff Bryan Bailey said. More damaging weather was possible in the Florida panhandle. John Bel Edwards told reporters, noting the challenge faced by emergency responders as he toured a mile-long path of destruction in Keithville. Sheriff Steve Prator said their home was destroyed and the boy ended up a half-mile away, while his mother's body was discovered one street over from where their mobile home stood. ABC News meteorologist Rob Marciano tweeted video showing roofing material and building insulation hurtling off of buildings in the tourist hotspot of Canal Street. The Caddo Parish Coroner's Office said the body of 8-year-old Nikolus Little was found around 11 p.m.

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)

Tornadoes spawned by storms moving across the South turned deadly in Louisiana. - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com.

[The Marshall News Messenger](https://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/severe-weather-tornado-rolls-through-elysian-fields-area/article_066c5548-7b3f-11ed-a4d1-0317f80b2347.html), “Two (structures) got hit pretty hard. They’re waiting on the company (to fix it). CT and was on the ground for at least 3 miles with winds up to 120-125 mph. She was found under debris one street over from her home hours after the body of her 8-year-old son was found in the woods about a half mile away from their destroyed home. "The hospital has sustained an significant amount of damage as well." Several homes were damaged, according to a I will be traveling to the Shreveport area and Union Parish today to tour the damage and response efforts. As soon as we got into the house, we got into the bathroom, in the tub. "I am heartbroken to learn of the mother and child who were killed in Southwest Caddo Parish due to one of numerous reported tornados," Edwards said in a statement. The Jefferson Parish Emergency Management Department reported a "large amount of damage" throughout the area. A 30-year-old woman and her 8-year-old son died when a tornado destroyed their home in Caddo Parish, and a 56-year-old woman in St. “I'm looking at wood, buildings, all in the same spin, like it's spinning with me and then it just slung me out.”

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

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

Tornadoes left behind devastation in the South, and the death toll is rising. KEITHVILLE, La. -- A vast and volatile storm system ripping across the U.S. killed ...

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. "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. 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. He had issued an emergency declaration earlier in the day. "You go to search a house and the house isn't even there, so where do you search?" 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. 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. But this was a horrific and a very violent tornado." 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.

Incredible video! A drone captured a tornado tearing across New Orleans on Wednesday night during a multiday severe weather outbreak.

there’s gotta be a tornado on the ground somewhere in uptown New Orleans.— Rob Marciano (@RobMarciano) Note the power flashes…— Zachary Hall (@WxZachary) Tornado on the ground moving through New Orleans, Louisiana. [pic.twitter.com/wzDCA0M0J4] [December 14, 2022] [pic.twitter.com/J7wnMu51U0] [December 14, 2022] For the second time this year, WDSU's Tower Camera has captured a large tornado on the ground in the Lower Ninth Ward and Arabi.

A highly destructive tornado hit New Orleans, Arabi and Jefferson and caused significant damage. Storm conditions have persisted for some time, ...

Arabi was hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and has been hit again twice this year, nearby in March and mid-December. [NWS](/topic/nws)and was seen on an 11-mile path in Arabi and the Lower Ninth Ward. [Scott Walker](/topic/scott-walker), the Councilman for [Jefferson Parish](/topic/jefferson-parish), said that the tornado formed in the West Bank and then moved onto New Orleans after crossing the river. The [National Weather Service](/topic/national-weather-service)issued tornado warnings for the parishes of Orleans and Jefferson, so people were hopefully on guard. Blizzards have been in full swing in the southern states, and tornadoes are a common phenomenon in these regions. Texas to Alabama is affected, and around fifteen active tornadoes have been reported on Wednesday in a single time in the Southeast.

El tornado EF-2, que el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional estima que tuvo vientos de al menos 130 mph, también derribó líneas eléctricas y árboles.

- Al menos otras dos personas heridas fueron trasladadas a un hospital tras la tormenta de Caddo Parish, según el informe del sheriff. Charles Parish Greg Champagne dijo que una mujer murió y otras siete resultaron heridas cuando un posible tornado se movió a través de Killona el miércoles por la noche. A medida que el tornado avanza se ven destellos de energía iluminando el cielo, mientras que los transformadores en el camino del fenómenos explotan y las líneas eléctricas caen debido a los fuertes vientos, publicó

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.

Severe storms and tornadoes battered the New Orleans area this week, leaving at least three people dead, according to authorities.

Three people in total have been killed by the spate of serious storms that battered the New Orleans area this week. "It happened in seconds," he said to nola.com. Eccles said he was immediately worried about his father-in-law — who lives next door — when the storm began.

Gov. John Bel Edwards said the violent storm system that swept across Louisiana Wednesday spawned between 10 and 15 tornadoes, including two in the New ...

But he said he doesn't believe the damage meets the threshold to meet a federal emergency declaration. Edwards declared a state of emergency to speed up assistance to St. "We can say that, based on the level of destruction across the state, we were blessed to not have more loss of life or injuries than we had," Edwards said.

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.

One person suffered serious injuries but is in stable condition, officials said. Damage assessments are still underway, but early signs are that at least ...

On the New Orleans side of the parish border, one person suffered serious injuries but is in stable condition, city officials said. It was one of at least 10 to strike Louisiana within 24 hours, killing three people. [tornado](https://www.nola.com/tncms/asset/editorial/3f97dbc0-7ca3-11ed-b46c-9b0680039b5e/) that tore through Gretna on Wednesday before jumping the Mississsippi River [and slamming Arabi](https://www.nola.com/tncms/asset/editorial/adc1dadc-7bff-11ed-afce-c7e2b3358b36/) also landed a blow in Algiers, where it injured five people and damaged dozens of structures, New Orleans officials said Thursday.