He said several mobile homes had been overturned, with a toddler and infant rescued from an overturned mobile home. Both children appeared unharmed but were taken to a hospital with their mother as a precaution, Miller said.
He said around 10 to 15 structures had been damaged, with videos showing damaged buildings and downed trees and power lines.
At one service station, Big Boss Gas Station in Tangipahoa, workers and customers had to hide in a cooler after hearing tornado warnings on their phones, he said.
Hours after its initial alert, the New Orleans National Weather Service The alarm rang about “another severe storm with a tornado warning is moving along a similar path to the storm that caused damage in Tangipahoa.” She warned residents once again to take shelter.
Tangipahoa Parish Government saying Officials were “on the ground in the Village of Tangipahoa, assisting residents after a likely tornado struck the area tonight.”
“We still have severe weather in our area overnight. Please keep an eye on the weather and be careful on the roads tonight,” he warned.
The National Weather Service in New Orleans saying crews would be out Thursday to inspect storm damage in Tangipahoa. He said details about the length, track and strength of the “possible tornadoes” won’t be known until later in the day.
