{"id":62279,"date":"2022-03-23T08:02:04","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T13:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=62279"},"modified":"2022-03-23T08:02:04","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T13:02:04","slug":"first-look-at-tornado-damage-in-new-orleans-1000s-without-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=62279","title":{"rendered":"First Look At Tornado Damage In New Orleans; 1000s Without Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"ArticleFull_header__Eyn7V\">\n<h3 class=\"ArticleFull_title__MEgbb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/weather\/first-look-tornado-damage-new-orleans\">First Look At Tornado Damage In New Orleans; 1000s Without Power<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"NodeContent_mainContent__t4rGu\">\n<div class=\"NodeContent_body__6iJOI NodeBody_container__hI8PI\">\n<p>As the sun comes up Wednesday morning in New Orleans, many folks are waking up to vast amounts of destruction after a tornado touched down on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NrZWxldG9uX2xvYWRpbmdfMTMzOTgiOnsiYnVja2V0IjoiY3RhIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19zcGFjZV9jYXJkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9mZiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1506598037887537158&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fweather%2Ffirst-look-tornado-damage-new-orleans&amp;sessionId=2f5d4e98b85a91947eb73adad0437bd144b91f43&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2582c61%3A1645036219416&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1506598037887537158\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Local news\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdsu.com\/article\/new-orleans-tornado-damage\/39508245#\">WDSU<\/a>\u00a0reports a tornado ripped through parts of St. Bernard Parish, which borders New Orleans to the southeast. It demolished homes and businesses, flipping vehicles and killing at least one person.<\/p>\n<div class=\"AdvertisingSlot_desktop__lDlm4 AdvertisingSlot_tablet__MndqJ AdvertisingSlot_mobile__7vsEF AdvertisingSlot_placement__b8TLC AdvertisingSlot_align__800B1\">\n<aside id=\"in-content-video\" class=\"AdvertisingSlot_verticallySpaced__MBqFK\" data-google-query-id=\"CNSh5oKl3PYCFZYGaAgd-9kFMw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21841313772,21778456762\/zerohedge\/in_content_video_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2022-03-23_08-06-49.png?itok=QBmI1M5n\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2022-03-23_08-06-49.png?itok=QBmI1M5n\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2022-03-23_08-06-49.png?itok=QBmI1M5n\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"275\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"2514db25-0168-4d70-9584-6360aeb665e0\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rescuers have been working non-stop, searching through the suburban parish for missing people. St. Bernard Parish President Guy McInnis said the tornado caused widespread damage.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;A tornado touched down this evening in the Lower Ninth Ward and New Orleans East communities shortly before 8 p.m. CST. The New Orleans Office of Homeland Security &amp; Emergency Preparedness has activated the Emergency Operations Center in response to the tornado. As of now, there have been no reports of casualties or significant damage to Orleans Parish,&#8221; said Mayor LaToya Cantrell.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Our partners at Entergy are working to restore power to the 8,000 customers impacted.\u00a0<strong>Residents should avoid all travel that isn&#8217;t essential,<\/strong>\u00a0to provide an opportunity for the professionals to handle this situation,&#8221; Cantrell said.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MittiMegan\/status\/1506599583853461504?s=20&amp;t=3VBP4VKBThEje1PI8H9cZQ\">Fox News&#8217;\u00a0Mitti Hicks<\/a>\u00a0posted heartbreaking images of the destruction from St. Bernard Parish.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/house_2.jpg?itok=y_6mdKmn\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/house_2.jpg?itok=y_6mdKmn\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/house_2.jpg?itok=y_6mdKmn\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"abe57b34-9501-4f52-98f8-fcb92ac297c9\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/street.jpg?itok=5KzZOB5C\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/street.jpg?itok=5KzZOB5C\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/street.jpg?itok=5KzZOB5C\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"4e1babf3-d46e-434b-9bf5-2ada3420d40a\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/another%20house.jpg?itok=7MXdjFKU\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/another%20house.jpg?itok=7MXdjFKU\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/another%20house.jpg?itok=7MXdjFKU\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"ac03d81c-5368-4128-b860-7691a70c3ad1\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/more.jpg?itok=Rdy5pP_y\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/more.jpg?itok=Rdy5pP_y\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/more.jpg?itok=Rdy5pP_y\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"30eab10f-edec-42c5-b8f6-16c4c3e69682\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another first look at the tornado damage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NrZWxldG9uX2xvYWRpbmdfMTMzOTgiOnsiYnVja2V0IjoiY3RhIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19zcGFjZV9jYXJkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9mZiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1506604039470989314&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fweather%2Ffirst-look-tornado-damage-new-orleans&amp;sessionId=2f5d4e98b85a91947eb73adad0437bd144b91f43&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2582c61%3A1645036219416&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1506604039470989314\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Look At Tornado Damage In New Orleans; 1000s Without Power As the sun comes up Wednesday morning in New Orleans, many folks are waking up to vast amounts of destruction after a tornado touched down on Tuesday night. Local news\u00a0WDSU\u00a0reports a tornado ripped through parts of St. Bernard Parish, which borders New Orleans to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[288,5687,11076,4318],"class_list":["post-62279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-environment","tag-extreme-weather","tag-new-orleans","tag-tornado","tag-zerohedge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62279","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=62279"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62280,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62279\/revisions\/62280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62279"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}