Then the tornado Tuesday tore through their street. Stacey Mancuso’s family had just completed repairs to their home in the suburb of Arabi after Ida ripped off the roof and caused extensive water damage.

Many residents also suffered damage just last year when Hurricane Ida - a Category 4 hurricane - swept through the region. Large tornado on the ground in New Orleans! Take shelter now! #lawx #mswx Bernard Parish - both of which were badly damaged by Katrina - before moving northeast. The tornado appeared to start in a suburb and then move east across the Mississippi River into the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans and parts of St. In New Orleans, local television stations broadcast live images of the storm as it barrelled across the region. Other tornadoes spawned by the same storm system had hit parts of Texas and Oklahoma, killing one person Monday and causing multiple injuries and widespread damage. Sign up for The Climate Barometer newsletter.Bernard Parish President Guy McInnis said the tornado caused widespread damage throughout the parish. Rescue workers were searching through the suburban parish for more people in need of assistance, according to Sheriff Jimmy Pohlmann. Bernard Parish officials gave no details on how the person died they said multiple other people were injured. Bernard Parish, which borders New Orleans to the southeast, appeared to take the brunt of the weather's fury, and that is where the fatality occurred. A tornado tore through parts of New Orleans and its suburbs Tuesday night, flipping cars, ripping roofs off homes and killing at least one person in a region that was pummelled by Hurricane Katrina 17 years ago.

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