New Orleans Tornadoes Leave a Path of Destruction

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NEW ORLEANS — As morning dawned the day after two tornadoes touched down, people in the New Orleans area awoke on Wednesday to survey the heavily damaged homes and debris-filled streets left in its path.

The National Weather Service confirmed early Wednesday that two tornadoes had hit the area the night before: one in Lacombe, north of the city across Lake Pontchartrain, and another that hit both the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish, killing at least one person and sending more to a hospital. Rescuers from the National Guard, state police and others spent the overnight hours sifting through the destruction looking for residents who may have been trapped.

“We don’t know how many and we don’t know the severity of the injuries at this time,” Guy McInnis, the president of St. Bernard Parish, said in an interview as officials were struggling to determine the number of people displaced or hurt and the extent of the damage.

“There are houses that are missing,” said James Pohlmann, the sheriff of St. Bernard Parish. “One landed in the middle of the street.”

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1. Get thee to the greatest page

NOLA DUers please check in if you can

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2. I received multiple tornado warnings on my phone yesterday

but my area in New Orleans didn't receive much damage. A few small tree limbs are down, there was a lot of wind throughout the day, but we only got about a half inch of rain. Not too many power outages in the area