3 dead in Louisiana as storm spawns tornadoes in South
MORGAN: THE DAMAGE IS DESCRIBED AS CATASTROPHIC AREAS AROUND NEW ORLEANS AFTER SUSPECTED TORNADOES SLAMMED SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA. THE MAYOR OF GRETNA SAYS UP TO 5000 BUILDINGS ARE LIKELY DAMAGED IN HER TOWN. >> GLASS BROKEN, MY ROOF TORN OFF. MORGAN: TRY TO TAKE SHELTER IN THE BATHROOM AS THE TORNADO TORE APART THEIR HOME IN JEFFERSON PARISH. >> I JUST GRABBED THE KIDS, PUT THEM ON THE GROUND AND GOT ON TOP OF THEM. >> YOU COVERED YOUR KIDS? >> I COVERED MY KIDS AND I PRAYED IT WOULD NOT PICK ME UP OR THEM. MORGAN: AT LEAST FOUR PEOPLE
WERE HOSPITALIZED WHEN A WHEN IT MOVED IN NEW ORLEANS. >> WITH ALL OF THIS RAIN, IT IS HEADING RIGHT FOR DOWNTOWN. MORGAN: AUTHORITIES SAY A PERSON WAS KILLED IN ST. CHARLES PARISH, RAISING THE DEATH TOLL TO THREE. >> I CAN’T IMAGINE THIS HAPPENING A WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS. MORGAN: AT LEAST 42 TORNADOES HAVE BEEN RECORDED ACROSS THE STATE SINCE TUESDAY. THE SAME WEATHER SYSTEM LEADING TO — PARTS OF VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA AND PENNSYLVANIA ARE BRACING FOR A DANGEROUS ICE STORM. CITIES ALONG 95 FACE A WINTRY MIX BEFORE HEAVY SNOW MOVES INTO THE INTERIOR NORTHEAST. >> A
PRIME EXAMPLE OF IT IS A RAINSTORM RIGHT NOW BUT WE A
wp-post-author-shortcode left">