Tornadoes ripped through southern Louisiana on Tuesday,
leaving only splintered wood where houses once stood and causing dozens of
minor injuries as a violent weather system barreled across the South.
Lots of damaged
There were no immediate reports of deaths after four tornadoes
hit the region, leaving 10,000 homes without power and
prompting Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards to declare a state of
emergency. Dozens of homes, cars and businesses were damaged.
The worst of the devastation occurred in New
Orleans East, where a tornado ripped buildings from foundations and left power
lines dangerously strewn across roadways. James Thomas rode out the
storm there in his bathroom after grabbing his motorcycle helmet for extra
protection. After the danger passed, he emerged to find his house narrowly
escaped the path of the tornado, which left his neighborhood encased in damage.
Bad wheater
"It's bad," he told the Associated
Press. "I've never seen it this bad."Twisters also touched down near Donaldsonville,
Killian and Ponchatoula, the Storm Prediction Center said. NASA
reported damage and minor injuries at its facility in Michoud.
Initial reports indicate dozens of minor injuries and two
seriously wounded, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu told the Associated
Press. Most people escaped as "walking wounded," with only minor cuts
and scrapes, according to the Emergency Medical Service.
Malcolm Ballard, 65, gazed at the damage to Royal Palms
Motel, where he lives or used to. "I'm homeless now," he told
AP. Inside, his room appeared ransacked, the furniture and carpet soaked
by rain that poured in after the storm blew open the door and broke the
windows.
Chaney told her.In Washington, press secretary Sean Spicer said the White
House continued to monitor the severe weather, and President
Trump planned reach out to local and state officials.
By Tuesday evening, the severe weather threat waned
for Louisiana, but storms were still possible overnight in Mississippi,
Alabama and Florida as the line of thunderstorms moved east.
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