A large tornado battered parts of the New Orleans area on Tuesday night, with damage reported in Arabi and the Lower Ninth Ward.
St. Bernard Parish president Guy McInnis told CNN one person had died in the Arabi neighborhood. McInnis had no details on the fatality and said parish officials have several reports of residents going to the hospital, but no specific numbers on injuries.Some homes were"picked up off their foundations and are lying in the street," he said.
.Read MoreEmergency responders are conducting search and rescue efforts. That includes units from the State Fire Marshal's Office, the agency said.The National Weather Service described the tornado that hit the New Orleans area as"large and extremely dangerous."Facebook user Crash Harlowe shared video after the storm passed with the following caption:"Arabi/W. Chalmette is without power- I just ran over a power line.
said the twister moved through the Lower Ninth Ward and many homes were in the dark.According to PowerOutage.us, there were more than 10,000 customers without power in Orleans and St. Bernard Parish. The weather service said there were two tornado reports in St. Tammany Parish. There have been no reports of injuries or major damage after a possible tornado struck in Jefferson Parish, according to a tweet from the parish government.
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