iStock/Thinkstock(NEW ORLEANS) — Nine tornadoes were reported Tuesday in Louisiana and Mississippi — four of which have been confirmed — damaging property, injuring at least 31 people and prompting Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards to declare a state of emergency in the state. CBS affiliate WWL-TV in New Orleans reports that the National Weather Service said that the dangerous tornado was down in New Orleans East at 11:33 a.m.

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said there are initial reports of dozens of minor injuries and two more serious injuries. At least seven homes have been damaged, two of them completely destroyed, in Livingston Parish, northwest of New Orleans, said Brandi Janes, the deputy emergency preparedness director. The tornadoes that struck Ross’ home and other parts of southeastern Louisiana destroyed homes and businesses, flipped cars and trucks, and left thousands without power, but no deaths were reported, Louisiana Gov. The tornadoes are part of a wall of bad weather moving across the Deep South that lit up radar monitors and prompting multiple tornado warnings from Louisiana to Alabama as severe storms brought hail, high winds and twisters to the New Orleans area. Feb 7 (Reuters) - A tornado tore through New Orleans and surrounding parts of Louisiana on Tuesday, injuring at least 11 people and causing severe damage to homes and businesses, the National Weather Service and local media said. Homes were damaged in the city of Donaldsonville, between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, where photos shared on the official town Twitter account showed a home without a roof, and wood and metal in the road. Brown said she’s not sure what to do next, but “something good has to come from this.”

Tornado watches covered large parts of Louisiana and Mississippi and the line of severe storms prompted multiple tornado warnings. NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans was impacted by a tornado, the agency said Tuesday.
Multiple tornadoes tear through New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and other parts of southeastern Louisiana, injuring at least 20 people; no deaths have been reported. The severe weather also delivers heavy rain and hail in Mississippi and Alabama.