The storm will bring heavy rainfall to the region, and a flood watch was in effect for southeastern Louisiana.

The western side of the watch, for south-central and south-western Louisiana, including Lafayette and Lake Charles, is in effect through Saturday as rain will last longer there. This is where 4 to 7 ...

Throughout the metro area, residents are taking advantage of free sandbags, including those in Central City who visited the Dryades YMCA as storm conditions intensified.

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Watch WDSU's live coverage of tornado aftermathSeveral parishes in the New Orleans metro area were struck by devastating tornadoes Wednesday.Thursday, those same residents began the cleanup ...

A confirmed tornado moved through New Orleans around 4 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Follow our live updates.

A large tornado touched down in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans as well as Arabi in St. Bernard Parish on Wednesday evening. The tornado was caught on sister station WDSU's Tower Camera live ...

The tornado that hit the New Orleans metro area on Wednesday damaged at least 200 homes and businesses in Gretna, Police Chief Arthur Lawson told nola.com.

Tornadoes are rated from EF0 to EF5. An EF2 — the rating received by both tornadoes in the metro New Orleans area — is considered "strong" and has wind speeds between 111 to 135 mph.

Major damage was reported in some of the same parts of eastern New Orleans ravaged by a tornado in March.