According to the National Weather Service a tornado within a severe storm passed through the New Orleans Uptown area and Algiers, causing some damage and widespread power outages.
In a press conference yesterday, the NWS says an EF0 tornado with maximum winds of 85mph touched down in Uptown and crossed the river into Algiers Point around 2:30 AM on Wednesday.
This is the tenth tornado to touch down in New Orleans since 2000, including an EF3 in February of 2017.
