Important Takeaways:

• Tornado wreaks havoc in New Orleans, leaves at least 1 dead
• A massive tornado struck parts of New Orleans late Tuesday, including the Lower 9th Ward, which had been heavily damaged by Katrina nearly two decades ago.
• The National Weather Service said Wednesday morning that at least two tornadoes had been confirmed in the region
• One of which tore through New Orleans East communities and the Lower 9th Ward, and another in the community of Lacombe, located across Lake Pontchartrain to the north of New Orleans. The most heavily concentrated damage was in Arabi.
• Bernard Parish President Guy McGinnis says a tornado has caused “major damage” there. He said that at least so far, there are no reports of major injuries. Power is out to much of the parish.

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