Louisiana family gets ride of their life when house is picked up by tornado and carried into the street: New Orleans declares a state of emergency after tornadoes damage more than 12,000 buildings and kill one man


  • Louisiana’s governor declared a state of emergency on Wednesday after storms ripped through New Orleans 
  • The storm is the latest to devastate a region still reeling from Hurricane Ida and Hurricane Katrina
  • Gov. John Bel Edwards declared an emergency in St. Bernard, Orleans, Jefferson and St. Tammany parishes
  • The tornado lifted one house in Arabi into the air and dropped it in the middle of a street with a family inside
  • Neighbors said the parents of a girl climbed out of the wreckage screaming frantically for help
  • Their daughter, who was on a breathing machine, was trapped in the house
  • A 25-year old man in St. Bernard Parish and a woman just north of Dallas were confirmed dead 
  • Tornadoes caused so much damage in Texas that the governor declared a disaster in 16 counties  
  • Louisiana activated 300 National Guard personnel to clear roads and provide support
  • They joined firefighters and others searching door-to-door to make sure no one had been left behind
  • The multi-day severe weather event is expected to produce more powerful storms as it moves east and is expected to smash into Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas

By ANDREA CAVALLIER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and WIRES

Louisiana‘s governor declared a state of emergency Wednesday after tornadoes lashed the New Orleans area, flipping vehicles, tossing a house with a family inside to the middle of their street, leaving thousands without power and killing at least one person.  

A mother in Arabi, in the St. Bernard Parish, described the terrifying moment she felt her house spin a full rotation – and when she emerged, the house was in the street. Standing on top of the wreckage, she frantically screamed for help while her daughter, who was on a breathing machine, was trapped inside.  

The powerful storm is the latest to devastate a region still reeling from Hurricane Ida last August and Hurricane Katrina nearly 17 years ago.  

Gov. John Bel Edwards declared an emergency in St. Bernard, Orleans, Jefferson and St. Tammany parishes, and thanked responders for toiling through the night.

At least two people are confirmed dead, including a 25-year-old man in St. Bernard Parish, according to a statement from Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards. Just north of Dallas, a woman was confirmed to be among the dead. Authorities didn’t say how they were killed.

Several other people were transported to the hospital and local emergency officials say dozens of homes were damaged in St. Bernard Parish alone. Exact numbers will become available once the initial emergency response is completed.  

Other tornadoes spawned by the same system caused so much damage in Texas that the governor declared a disaster in 16 counties. Buildings were shredded in Alabama, where torrential rainfall was recorded. 

The multi-day severe weather event is expected to produce more powerful storms as it moves east and is expected to smash into Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.Drone footage shows the community of Arabi, in the St. Bernard Parish, that was devastated by Tuesday's storms+18View gallery

Drone footage shows the community of Arabi, in the St. Bernard Parish, that was devastated by Tuesday’s stormsResidents walk past a home destroyed in the aftermath of a tornado in the Arabi neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana+18View gallery

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