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| At least three tornadoes ripped through the New Orleans metropolitan area on Tuesday — with one touching down inside the city itself — damaging homes, snapping trees and injuring a dozen people, officials said. | At least three tornadoes ripped through the New Orleans metropolitan area on Tuesday — with one touching down inside the city itself — damaging homes, snapping trees and injuring a dozen people, officials said. |
| “Based on photos we have seen and the radar signatures, these tornadoes have the potential to be signficant,” said Patrick Marsh, meteorologist at the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla. He said the storms’ strength had not yet been officially gauged but “these certainly aren’t weak tornadoes.” | “Based on photos we have seen and the radar signatures, these tornadoes have the potential to be signficant,” said Patrick Marsh, meteorologist at the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla. He said the storms’ strength had not yet been officially gauged but “these certainly aren’t weak tornadoes.” |
| “Any time you have a tornado in a metro area its not good, regardless of its intensity,” he added. He said the number of confirmed tornadoes in the area may rise as more information becomes available. | “Any time you have a tornado in a metro area its not good, regardless of its intensity,” he added. He said the number of confirmed tornadoes in the area may rise as more information becomes available. |
| One of the tornadoes struck New Orleans East, a neighborhood in the city, at about noon, while two others hit the nearby towns of Donaldsonville and Killian, Mr. Marsh said. | |
| Speaking to reporters near the tornado damage in New Orleans East, Mayor Mitch Landrieu said rescue workers were conducting house-to-house searches to make sure no one was trapped in the rubble. | Speaking to reporters near the tornado damage in New Orleans East, Mayor Mitch Landrieu said rescue workers were conducting house-to-house searches to make sure no one was trapped in the rubble. |
| Officials said a dozen people had been injured and four residents were taken to nearby hospitals. The mayor said that two of the four had suffered serious injuries. | Officials said a dozen people had been injured and four residents were taken to nearby hospitals. The mayor said that two of the four had suffered serious injuries. |
| A number of homes had been damaged, the mayor said, and many had their roofs torn off. Power lines and trees could be seen thrown around in videos and pictures of the damaged neighborhoods. No deaths have been reported, Mr. Landrieu said. | A number of homes had been damaged, the mayor said, and many had their roofs torn off. Power lines and trees could be seen thrown around in videos and pictures of the damaged neighborhoods. No deaths have been reported, Mr. Landrieu said. |
| The storm that passed through New Orleans East hit quickly, he said. “If you’re under the hoof of a tornado, you lose everything really, really quickly.” | The storm that passed through New Orleans East hit quickly, he said. “If you’re under the hoof of a tornado, you lose everything really, really quickly.” |