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cbabe

(3,549 posts)
Thu Apr 11, 2024, 10:18 PM Apr 11

1 dead in Mississippi as severe storms, flooding slam the South

https://abcnews.go.com/US/schools-close-louisiana-severe-weather-tornadoes-threaten-south/story?id=109082945

( not exactly weather watchers but closest forum I could find)

(Reported as catastrophic. Worse storm since Katrina.)

1 dead in Mississippi as severe storms, flooding slam the South
Three tornadoes have been confirmed so far in Louisiana and Texas.

ByEmily Shapiro, Max Golembo, and Daniel Amarante
April 10, 2024, 4:59 PM

A deadly storm is bringing extreme rainfall and dangerous tornadoes to the South, with the severe weather stretching from Texas to Louisiana to Mississippi to Alabama to Florida.


Three tornadoes have been confirmed so far: two in Louisiana and one in Texas.

One of the confirmed tornadoes ripped through Slidell, Louisiana, about 30 miles outside of New Orleans, damaging buildings and downing power lines as rain pounded the town.


However, Fandal said authorities have described the damage in Slidell and parts of St. Tammany Parish as "catastrophic."

According to authorities, hundreds of homes were damaged from the storm in St. Tammany Parish, and likely just under a hundred were damaged within the city limits of Slidell. Over 50 people were evacuated from an apartment complex damaged by the storm, Slidell Fire Chief Chris Kaufmann said in the briefing.

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https://news.yahoo.com › dramatic-video-shows-buildings-destroyed-130834378.html

Videos show significant damage from Texas to Louisiana after tornadoes ...
1 day agoAccording to a preliminary report from a National Weather Service storm survey team, an EF-1 tornado did

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1 dead in Mississippi as severe storms, flooding slam the South (Original Post) cbabe Apr 11 OP
We lived in Slidell BOSSHOG Apr 11 #1

BOSSHOG

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1. We lived in Slidell
Thu Apr 11, 2024, 10:26 PM
Apr 11

Several years ago. Fun town in close proximity to the Big Easy. It will be up and running eventually and when it is, there will be cause for celebration.

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