Tangipahoa parish reports possible tornado damage
HOME THAT WAS OVERTURNED AND THE RISK THAT WE COULD HAVE SOME INJURIES. SO, COURTNEY, I’D REALLY LIKE TO KNOW WHAT OH, MY GOODNESS. LOOK AT THAT TIME BEHIND YOU. THAT’S TERRIBLE. COURTNEY. YOU ABSOLUTELY CORRECT, MARGARET. I’M RIGHT HERE ON TANGIBLE HOLE ROAD WHERE MULTIPLE HOMES HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. I WANT YOU ALL TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS A MOBILE HOME THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY FLIPPED OVER AND JUST DESTROYED. NOW, I WANT MY PHOTOGRAPHER TO GO AHEAD AND ZOOM ME REALLY CLOSE. YOU CAN JUST SEE ALL THE CLOTHES, EVERYTHING THAT WAS IN THIS MOBILE HOME IS JUST COMPLETELY DESTROYED. AND IF YOU WALK OVER THIS WAY, I WANT YOU ALL TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS ACTUALLY WHERE WE ENDED UP HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH A FAMILY WHO WAS IN THE HOME WHILE THE TORNADO HIT. AND WE TALKED TO THEM AND THEY BASICALLY JUST TOLD US THAT AS SOON AS THE TORNADO HIT, ALL THEY COULD DO WAS RUN UNDERNEATH THE BED. AND SHE SAYS SHE WAS JUST SCREAMING AND GLASS WAS FLYING EVERYWHERE. SHE ALSO TOLD US THAT THEY HAD TO COME BACK FOR THEIR DOG BECAUSE THEIR DOG WAS STUCK HERE AND HE WAS ACTUALLY HIDING UNDERNEATH THE BED. BUT I WANT YOU ALL TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AS WELL. YOU CAN SEE THAT TRUCKS WERE ALSO DESTROYED HERE IN THIS STORM. THESE TRUCKS ARE ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED, INCLUDING ALL OF THESE HOMES. AND YOU ALL CAN’T SEE IT BECAUSE IT’S TOO DARK. BUT BEHIND THIS SHELTER RIGHT HERE, THERE ARE MULTIPLE HOMES THAT ARE FLIPPED OVER AND COMPLETELY DESTROYED. NOW, WE’RE GOING TO HAVE MORE FOR YOU AS THIS SCENE DEVELOPS. BUT EVERYONE IS BEING ASKED TO STAY AWAY FROM FROM THIS AREA BECAUSE IT IS A BIT DANGEROUS AND ALL MOTORISTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO AVOID THE AREA IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. BUT THEY’RE URGING EVERYONE TO JUST STAY AWAY FROM THIS AREA BECAUSE IT’S NOT SAFE. THERE ARE POWER LINES DOWN, INCLUDING NAILS AND SCREWS, AND THEY ALSO STILL HAVE SOME ANIMALS THAT ARE STUCK OVER HERE RIGHT NOW. NOW, SHE ALSO TOLD US ONE THING I WANT TO MENTION, THAT HER FAMILY ACTUALLY LIVES RIGHT BEHIND THIS TRAILER, RIGHT HERE. AND THEY HAD THREE PEOPLE IN THERE, INCLUDING TWO CHILDREN. AND ALL OF THEM WERE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY REPORTS ON WHAT THEIR INJURIES ARE AS OF NOW AND IF THEY’RE LIFE THREATENING. BUT WE’LL HAVE UPDATES FOR YOU RIGHT HERE ON WDSU NEWS AT TEN. BUT FOR NOW, REPORTING LIVE IN KENTWOOD, COURTNEY WILLIAMS, WDSU NEWS. COURTNEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I’M WONDERING, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY HOMES WERE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED? DO YOU HAVE ANY INDICATION OF THAT? YES, MARGARET, I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, JUST FROM LOOKING IN THIS AREA, IT LOOKS LIKE ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN HOMES THAT ARE COMPLETELY FLIPPED OVER AND COMPLETELY DESTROYED. AND WE HAVEN’T EVEN HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WALK DOWN THE BLOCK. BUT JUST FROM LOOKING HERE, IT LOOKS LIKE MAYBE ABOUT THREE OR FOUR MORE HOMES. SO I WOULD HAVE TO SAY A TOTAL OF MAYBE 12 OR 13 AT THIS TIME. OH, THAT’S SO UPSETTING. AND JUST A HEADS UP, THE L.A. FOR 40 IS CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BECAUSE THEY’RE KIND OF ASSESSING THE SITUATION. SO WHAT? RIGHT. THE PEOPLE WHO WERE IN THE HOME, WHAT DID THEY TELL YOU? IT SOUNDED LIKE WHEN THAT TORNADO WAS COMING THROUGH. HOW DID THEY DESCRIBE THE WEATHER? MARGARET, I’M SO GLAD YOU ASKED ME THAT QUESTION, BECAUSE SHE TOLD ME ALL SHE HEARD WAS SIRENS AND IT JUST SOUNDED LIKE GLASS WAS SHATTERING. BUT SHE DID SAY THAT HER DOG WAS CONSTANTLY BARKING RIGHT BEFORE THE TORNADO HIT THEIR TRAILER. AND SHE SAID AFTER THE DOGS STARTED BARKING ALL THEY HEARD WAS SIRENS. AND NEXT THING SHE KNOW, THINGS WERE FLYING EVERYWHERE IN THE HOUSE AND ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS RUN UNDERNEATH THE BED AND THEY WERE JUST SCREAMING. SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS SCREAMING HER DAUGHTER’S NAME, AND SHE TOLD ME SHE HEARD HER FRIEND WHO LIVES DIRECTLY BEHIND THIS TRAILER YELLING FOR HELP BECAUSE SHE WAS STUCK IN THERE WITH HER CHILDREN. SO THEY SAID IT’S IT JUST SOUNDED LIKE GLASS WAS SHATTERING EVERYWHERE. I MEAN, JUST DEVASTATING. IT’S SO FRIGHTENING. COURTNEY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE’RE GOING TO BE CHECKING BACK IN AND WANT TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE INJURIES AND, OF COURSE, THE NUMBER OF HOMES. BUT PLEASE BE CAREFUL. YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT POWER LINES DOWN AND GLASS AND NAILS. SO PLEASE BE SAFE. ALL RIGHT. HERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT’S HAPPENING. WE’VE GOT THE COLD FRONT MOVING OUR WAY. THE RISK FOR A SQUALL LINE RIGHT ALONG IT MOVING TO THE EAST. WAIT. LOOK AT THESE TEMPERATURES. 43 IN DALLAS, 72 STILL IN NEW ORLEANS ABOUT THE AREA WE’RE IN, THE LOW SEVENTIES. THAT WIND IS BLOWING ONSHORE FLOW SUSTAINED AT 22 MILES PER HOUR, GUSTING TO 33 MILES PER HOUR. HIGHEST WIND GUST AT 35 MILES PER HOUR ALONG THE COAST. EXERCISE CAUTION, TWO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES. SO THERE IS A LOOK AT WHAT’S HAPPENING. SOME STRONGER STORMS NOW BEGINNING TO APPROACH THE CAUSEWAY. THIS IS THE SQUALL LINE THAT I’M KIND OF CONCERNED WITH, MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST. NOTICE BATON ROUGE, YOU STILL HAVE HEAVY RAIN. LAFAYETTE, IT IS BEGINNING TO IMPROVE. SO WE’RE GOING TO BE BACK ON AT 10:00. WE’LL COME ON IF THERE IS A TORNADO WARNING. LATELY, IT HAS NOT LOOKED AS MUCH LIKE THAT. BUT THIS IS THE LINE WE’RE GOING TO WATCH. IN FACT, I’M SEEING THE HOOK. THIS IS SOUTH OF FRANKLIN. SO WE’LL HAVE TO SEE IF THERE IS DEVELOPMENT WITH THAT AS THAT SQUALL LINE MOVES TO THE EAST NORTHEAST. STAY SAFE. WE’LL BE HERE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.
Tangipahoa parish reports possible tornado damage
Updated: 9:41 PM CST Feb 8, 2023
A confirmed tornado moved over Tangipahoa Parish Wednesday night. According to Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller, damage has been reported in the Village of Tangipahoa. Miller said two mobile homes were overturned. Three people were injured when the mobile homes flipped. Those injured were two children and one older woman. None of the injuries were life-threatening, according to the sheriff. Miller said there are many trees down across the parish as well. Big Boss gas station on Center Street also was damaged. According to Miller, damage assessments are continuing. Both lanes of Louisiana Highway 440 East of Interstate 55 are currently closed. State troopers are on the scene helping with traffic control and tornado damage assessments.
A confirmed tornado moved over Tangipahoa Parish Wednesday night.
According to Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller, damage has been reported in the Village of Tangipahoa.
Miller said two mobile homes were overturned. Three people were injured when the mobile homes flipped. Those injured were two children and one older woman.
None of the injuries were life-threatening, according to the sheriff.
Miller said there are many trees down across the parish as well.
Big Boss gas station on Center Street also was damaged.
According to Miller, damage assessments are continuing.
Both lanes of Louisiana Highway 440 East of Interstate 55 are currently closed. State troopers are on the scene helping with traffic control and tornado damage assessments.
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