BY CHLOE FOLMAR
The city of New Orleans was hit by a large tornado Tuesday evening after the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center issued a tornado watch earlier that morning.
“Large tornado on the ground in New Orleans! Take shelter now!” the National Weather Service of New Orleans, Louisiana announced.
The tornado hit the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, WDSU News reported, and was also confirmed in Lacombe, La., located across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans.
NWS New Orleans cleared the area of a tornado warning 16 minutes later, saying that “The tornado and associated storm have moved to the east.”
I hope there were no lives lost.
The predominantly Black Lower Ninth Ward was the part of New Orleans most heavily damaged in Hurricane Katrina. It is also the poorest ward in the city. Over eight thousand locations across New orleans have lost power.