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NEW ORLEANS – A large area of severe weather ripped through southeast Louisiana
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The first round of tornadoes killed one person and injured seven in St. Charles Parish.
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with a second round hitting Jefferson and St. Bernard.
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spawning tornadoes and at least one death, leaving thousands without power and damaging hundreds of buildings
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As of 8:30 p.m., 15,000 Entergy customers were without power in the greater New Orleans area west of Jefferson.
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It was an extremely rare severe weather setup in which the possibility of a tornado was given the second highest risk rating – 4 out of 5 possible
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The first round of unsettled weather killed one person and injured seven in St. Charles Parish
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while the second round spawned at least one tornado that hit Marrero and Gretna on the west coast of Jefferson Parish and damaged several buildings
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The tornado hit St.Charles Parish around 2:30 p.m. The tornado damaged dozens of homes.
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The storm then moved toward Algiers, damaging a section of a block at General Meyer and Tita Streets.