Tornado (EF2) — Orleans, Louisiana
February 13, 2007 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
10
Property damage
$1.0M
Tornado scale
EF2
Area
Orleans
Event narrative (NOAA)
A tornado touched down just south of the intersections of Franklin Avenue and Prentiss Street and moved east northeast across the southern portion of Pontchartrain Park to the Industrial Canal. Roofs were blown off of several homes and the upper portions of two story houses were partially collapsed. One fatality occurred when a travel trailer was destroyed and the 86 year old occupant was fatally injured.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.