Photo, Radar: Deadly LA Tornado
I reported earlier about tornadoes in Louisiana last night, but primarily covered those reports west of New Orleans -- those in Layfayette and New Iberia (again -- tornadoes also hit there on January 4th). This afternoon ABC7 reports that one person has been killed and 30 injured in New Orleans by last night's storms. The last time a tornado proved deadly in that city was 1971, and never in February.
Win Messersmith, right, and Richard Wells begin to clean up in the Carrollton area of New Orleans, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2007. High winds and a possible tornado struck the area causing damage and power outages. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)
Here are some Quicktime radar movies of the severe storms that ripped through the area last night. Closer-up radar images are forthcoming to this entry.
Southeast Louisiana Reflectivity, Storms
Southeast Louisiana Velocity, Storms
Southeast Louisiana Storm-Relative Velocity, Storms