Severe Weather In NOLA

[LSU2001]

Apparently there was an outbreak of severe weather in NOLA early this morning associated with the sqall line that moved through in the2:00am to 4:00 am time frame. Local radio here in Baton Rouge is reporting several homes, damaged from katrina, have collapsed and a warehouse near the airport was destroyed. There are other reports of roof damage and window damage. More later as links and video become available.
Tim

[mike815]

thanks yeah that line was really bad looking when it went through

[WaitingForSiren]

I had a hunch the severe threat would increase overnight in southern LA, and sure enough it happened. I wouldnt call it an outbreak, though, it was a very isolated event that happened to hit a metropolitan area. If that same tornado occured in the countryside of Nebraska Im sure nobody would be considering it an outbreak...

[sunny]

Word on the news is it was probably a tornado. I know the weather woke me out of a sound sleep.

[LSU2001]

Kenner, La. (AP) - A violent thunderstorm packing 50-mile-an-hour winds has roared through New Orleans area neighborhoods that are still suffering the effects of Hurricane Katrina.

While no serious injuries have been reported, roofs have been torn apart and utility poles knocked down. At least one house that was damaged by the hurricane has now collapsed.

Authorities say a state police communications tower also fell across a roadway. The storm ripped part of a roof off Louis Armstrong International Airport, then hit the suburb of Kenner before slamming into the Lakefront area of New Orleans.

At the airport, a jetway used to load passengers also was ripped away and slammed into another jetway. The airport is on emergency power and passenger service is grounded.


http://www.wafb.com/Global/story.asp?S=4446450

[sunny]

Two twisters hit parts of New Orleans

Updated: 11:16 a.m. ET Feb. 2, 2006
KENNER, La. - Two tornadoes early Thursday tore through New Orleans neighborhoods that were hit hard by Hurricane Katrina just five months earlier, collapsing at least one previously damaged house and battering the airport, authorities said.

Roofs were ripped off and utility poles came down, but no serious injuries were reported.

“Don’t ever ask the question, ‘What else could happen?”’ said Marcia Paul Leoni, a mortgage banker who was surveying the new damage to her Katrina-flooded home.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11143365/

[HurryKane]

It trashed Concourse C of MSY. Here's a report from WDSU:

http://www.wdsu.com/news/index.html (click on Airport Significantly Damaged to get to the video)


Just a few pics of the damage can be found at the beginning of this slideshow:

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/sm/events/ ... weathe/p:7

[LaPlaceFF]

Yes I was on chat when it was happening last night. When I saw our lights blinking I got offline (Darn dial-up ). Our lights never did go off though.

[conestogo_flood]

This New Orleans home, damaged by Hurricane Katrina had been undergoing repairs when the new storm struck, Thursday Feb. 2. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)
Emergency officials said nobody was seriously injured.



2 tornadoes strike New Orleans
Last Updated Thu, 02 Feb 2006 11:26:46 EST
CBC News
Several neighbourhoods of New Orleans heavily damaged by hurricane Katrina suffered a new blow from nature early Thursday as a pair of tornadoes hit.

The system of thunderstorms and funnel clouds moved across the Louisiana city in the early morning, cutting off power at Louis Armstrong International Airport, tearing off roofs and causing at least one house to collapse.

Two tornadoes blew out windows, and toppled some utility poles and at least one radio tower when they struck at around 2:30 a.m. local time.

One of the tornadoes made a direct hit on the airport. It flipped over luggage carts and pushed one jet walkway into another.

Flights were grounded as staff tried to evaluate the damage by the light from emergency generators.


Five months ago, New Orleans was devastated by Katrina. It was a Category 4 storm when it slammed into Louisiana and Mississippi on Aug. 29, 2005.

Flooding and storm damage caused levees holding back seawater to break a day later, sending polluted water several metres deep pouring through many regions of New Orleans.

About 1,200 people died and hundreds of thousands were evacuated as a result of the storm.

http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/ ... 60202.html[/img]

[brunota2003]

just recieved this email from TSZack, who lives in that area:

Just wanted to let everyone know I am alive....

That storm was unbelieavable last night. Mike Naso was there with me, just ask him. I have never seen a supercell in person like that.

Widespread damage across the entire Southshore of Lake Pontchatrain. 2 confirmed tornadoes. Now we try to pick-up the pieces again, the hard part is figuring out what damage is what?

Grandpa, who didn't suffer any damage during Katrina except for shingles lost his shed last night.

Recorded wind gusts to 65mph.

Thank God he is O.K. and didnt lose much... Stay safe TSZack

[SamSagnella]

3 Tornadoes Confirmed by NWS Storm Survey:

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NWUS54 KLIX 022247
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
445 PM CST THU FEB 02 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...  ...CITY LOCATION...         ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....  ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST..     ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0234 AM     TORNADO      NEW ORLEANS ARMSTRONG APRT  29.98N 90.25W
02/02/2006  F1           JEFFERSON          LA       NWS STORM SURVEY

            *** 1 INJ *** NWS GROUND SURVEY INDICATED TORNADO MOVED
            ALONG A NORTH NORTHEAST PATH BEGINNING AT RIVER ROAD
            SOUTHWEST OF THE AIRPORT...THEN TRAVELED NORTHEAST ACROSS
            THE AIRPORT TO APPROXIMATELY A MILE NORTHEAST OF THE
            TERMINAL. DAMAGE OBSERVED TO SEVERAL WAREHOUSES...FRAME
            HOMES AND MOBILE HOMES. SEVERAL TRUCKS TURNED ON THEIR
            SIDE AND PLATE GLASS WINDOWS BLOWN OUT. DAMAGE REPORTED
            TO AIRPORT CONCOURSE C. ONE MINOR INJURY DUE TO FLYING
            DEBRIS. DAMAGE PATH 2.5 MILES. WIDTH APPROXIMATELY 150
            YARDS. TIME ESTD.

0239 AM     TORNADO          METAIRIE                30.00N 90.18W
02/02/2006  F1               JEFFERSON          LA   NWS STORM SURVEY

            GROUND SURVEY INDICATED TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN INITIALLY
            ALONG RIVER ROAD AT IRIS AVE NEAR OSCHNER HOSPITAL.
            SEVERAL STRUCTURES HAD ROOFS REMOVED. WAREHOUSES DAMAGED
            AND POWER LINES/POLES SNAPPED. THE TORNADO TRAVELED NORTH
            NORTHEAST FOR APPROXIMATELY 0.75 MILES. DAMAGE WIDTH 150
            YDS. TIME ESTD.

0243 AM     TORNADO          NEW ORLEANS             29.97N 90.08W
02/02/2006  F2               ORLEANS            LA   NWS STORM SURVEY

            GROUND SURVEY INDICATED STRONG TORNADO MOVED ON A NORTH
            NORTHEAST PATH ACROSS THE LAKEVIEW AREA OF NEW ORLEANS.
            SEVERAL HOUSES HEAVY DAMAGED...OTHER HOUSES WITH LIGHTER
            DAMAGE AND POWER POLES SNAPPED. FORMER STATE POLICE TROOP
            B COMMUNICATIONS TOWER WAS KNOCKED DOWN ON VETERANS BLVD
            NEAR FLEUR DE LIS. DAMAGE PATH APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES.
            WIDTH APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS. FURTHER GROUND SURVEY AND
            INVESTIGATION MAY RESULT IN CONSOLIDATING LAKEVIEW
            TORNADO WITH TORNADO NEAR OSCHNER HOSPITAL.ESTD TIME


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[MGC]

I was awoken about 4pm by distant thunder. Before I knew it the squal line moved through. The wind was roaring and hail was pinging off the windows and roof. The wind was so strong that it blew rain water under my front door. Vivid lightning with numerous strikes nearby.......MGC

[mike815]

wow very inpressive confermed already it sure looked bad from radar this morn

[canetracker]

I was awoken about 4pm by distant thunder. Before I knew it the squal line moved through. The wind was roaring and hail was pinging off the windows and roof. The wind was so strong that it blew rain water under my front door. Vivid lightning with numerous strikes nearby.......MGC

Was awoken 2:20 AM here. The thunder was so loud and so continuous that it was impossible to sleep. Lightning was striking everywhere, winds were at least 40 mph with sheets of rain. A local meteorologist said that this weather event was very unusual for our area. I agree! I have never been through a severe weather event that was like this.

[LaPlaceFF]

canetracker, where u at?