'Just like that, it was over': Deadly tornado ravishes Arabi, LA neighborhoods. FOX Weather multimedia journalist Robert Ray reports.
Images of twisted metal, missing roofs and mangled trees help tell the story of a terrifying tornado that swept through an eastern New Orleans suburb Tuesday night.
The EF-3 twister, packings winds of at least 136 mph, ravaged the town of Arabi, just southeast of the Lower Ninth Ward. One person was killed.
FOX Weather has several crews in the area, covering the aftermath. Here are seven photos of the destruction left in the cyclone’s wake.
The sun rises on March 23, 2022, over debris strewn about in Arabi, Louisiana, after a tornado the night before.
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Splintered homes and an overturned vehicle are seen in Arabi, Louisiana, on March 23, 2022, after a tornado the night before.
(Robert Ray/FOX Weather)
A man sifts through debris in Arabi, Louisiana, on March 23, 2022, after a tornado the night before.
(Nicole Valdes/FOX Weather)
Buildings damaged by a tornado in Arabi, Louisiana, are seen on March 23, 2022.
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A school bus is seen overturned in damaged in Arabi, Louisiana, on March 23, 2022, after a tornado the night before.
(Steve Bender/FOX Weather)
Sheet metal and trees damaged by a tornado in Arabi, Louisiana, are seen on March 23, 2022.
(Nicole Valdes/FOX Weather)
A tree mangled by a tornado in Arabi, Louisiana, is seen on March 23, 2022.
(Nicole Valdes/FOX Weather)
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