My childhood home in New Orleans was damaged. Roof completely gone, wall facing Read Blvd partially caved in. Looks like a total loss to me. House was built in late 1950s and has survived Hurricane Betsy and Katrina. Got a couple of feet of water during Katrina. Mom sold it in 2006. Sad to see so much destruction, praying for the victims.....MGC
Tornadoes cause damage wherever it appears. Four tornadoes passed through Louisiana and a lot of property damage was reported. Severe damage to homes and businesses was reported in the local media news. Emergency managers reported at least 60 homes and businesses were damaged in New Orleans East.
A swarm of supercells produced at least 7 tornadoes yesterday across SE LA and the eastern portion of the City of New Orleans. The most damaging of the tornadoes moved inland from Lake Ponchartrain and tracked across the highly populated New Orleans East and lower 9th ward areas producing significant damage. Early estimates from both video and initial damage assessments indicate the tornado was likely a high end EF2 (winds around 150mph) and at times nearly ½ mile wide with a track length of at least 2 miles. 30 persons were injured, but surprisingly there were no fatalities given the intensity of such a tornado across a large urban landscape.
It is fairly rare to see a tornado of this size and magnitude this far south in the US
