Tornado Update
Latest tornado info from city of New Orleans (courtesy of GentillyGirl)
Here is the latest information from the city of New Orleans on Tuesday morning’s tornado damage. This update is as of 3:30 p.m:
THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS CENTER (EOC) WAS ACTIVATED AT 4 A.M.
ALL FIRST RESPONDERS, HOMELAND SECURITY, AND URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE ARE ACTIVATED
General information
– MAYOR RAY NAGIN HAS SIGNED AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION.
– PATH OF DAMAGE FROM CARROLLTON & MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO THE LAKE FRONT AIRPORT.
STREET CLOSURES
– THERE ARE NO CLOSURES ON MAJOR STREETS IN THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
– CURRENTLY THE FOLLOWING NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS ARE CLOSED:
1. DUBLIN AND NELSON OTHER ISOLATED CLOSURES IN UPTOWN
2. ISOLATED CLOSURES IN CARROLLTON , RIVERBEND AREA
3. ISOLATED CLOSURES IN
PONCHATRAIN PARK
EMS
– 20 TORNADO RELATED TRANSPORTS TO HOSPITALS
–
1 FATALITY REPORTED. 86 YEAR OLD PONTCHARTRAIN PARK WOMAN WAS TAKEN TO
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, WHERE SHE LATER DIED. WOMAN WAS LIVING IN HER FEMA
TRAILER.
SHELTERS/RED CROSS/SALVATION ARMY
– HESTER’S BBQ IS PROVIDING HOT MEALS TO RESIDENTS AT THE CARROLLTON SHOPPING CENTER.
– 100 TARPS REQUESTED FROM GOHSEP WILL GO TO CARROLTON AND CLAIBORNE FOR DISTRIBUTION.
SALVATION ARMY
– DUBLIN AND NELSON FULL KITCHEN AND COUNSELING
– GENTILLY AREA HAVE A VAN WITH SNACKS AND COUNSELING
– 2500 GEN MEYER (NORD FACILITY- 50 PERSON SHELTER) BEHRMAN SHELTER
– 24 COTS AVAILABLE
RED CROSS IS PROVIDING MRE’S AND BOTTLED WATER FOR SHELTER
RED
CROSS WILL PROVIDE LUNCH SERVICE IN THE UPTOWN AREA ( CARROLLTON AND
CLAIBORNE), PONTCHATRAIN PARK AND WESTWEGO AT APPROXIMATELY 11 A.M.
– RED CROSS HAS DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAMS IN THE
CARROLLTON AREA
POWER/UTILITIES
– COX COMMUNICATIONS IS REPORTING THAT 7,000 TO 8,000 PEOPLE WITHOUT CABLE/PHONE SERVICE.
– ENTERGY REPORTED A TOTAL OF 30,167 CUSTOMERS WITH POWER OUT THIS MORNING IN NEW ORLEANS AND THE METRO AREA.
– AS OF 10 A.M. WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 22,000 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER.
– IN THE ORLEANS/FONTAINEBLEAU/CENTRAL CITY AREA – APPROXIMATELY – 17,000 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER.
– GENTILLY AREA IS BACK IN SERVICE.
– WESTBANK (WESTWEGO/LULLING) AREA – 1,000 CUSTOMERS WILL BE RESTORED WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR.
– ENTERGY IS BRINGING IN SEVERAL HUNDRED WORKERS FROM OUTLYING AREAS.
– MOST SERVICES ARE EXPECTED TO BE RESTORED BY THE END OF TODAY
– SOME CUSTOMERS MAY REMAIN WITHOUT POWER UNTIL TOMORROW, BUT THOSE CASES ARE SPORADIC.
– POWER OUT FROM JEFFERSON PARISH LINE TO STATE STREET AND RIVER TO INTERSTATE.
– CARROLLTON PUMPING STATION HAS POWER AND IS OPERATING.
SEWAGE AND WATER BOARD IS REPORTING THAT ALL PLANTS ARE FUNCTIONING WITHOUT INCIDENT.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE GAS LEAKS REPORTED
SANITATION
– 6 DUMP TRUCKS IN THE
CARROLLTON AREA REMOVING DEBRIS WITH THE DEPARTMENTS TACTICAL TRASH FORCE (TTF).
HOSPITALS
– URGENT CARE CLINIC OPENED AT LORD & TAYLOR.
– 25 MEDICAL RELATED CALLS FROM THE TORNADO.
– 3 PATIENTS AT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
– 3 PATIENTS AT TULANE UNVIERSITY
– 2 PATIENTS AT OSCHER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL EAST BANK
– 2 PATIENTS AT OSCHER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL WEST BANK CAMPUS
– 13 PATIENTS AT WEST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL
– CHILDREN HOSPITAL WAS ON EMERGENCY POWER FOR SOMETIME
– ALL HOSPITALS ARE REPORTING IN STATUS NORMAL
– ALL HOSPITALS HAVE BROUGHT IN ADDITIONAL STAFF
SCHOOLS
MULTIPLE CLOSURES
SCHOOLS CLOSED
ORLEANS
DILBERT ELM (POWER)
JOHNSON ELM (POWER)
BANNIKER ELM (POWER)
MCNAIR (STRUCTURAL DAMAGE)
POLICE
– NOPD WILL DO MOUNTED PATROL IN THE UPTOWN AREA.
– THE 2ND AND 3RD DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN BEEFED UP BY OTHER DISTRICTS/
– 79 OFFICERS ON THE GROUND
– NO REPORTS OF ARREST OR LOOTING
– 10 STRUCTURES DESTROYED
– ONE OFFICER INJURED (MINOR INJURIES)
– 700 BLOCK S CARROLLTON AND MAPLE IS THE NOPD COMMAND
– THE MAYOR AND POLICE CHIEF HAVE PERFORMED A COAST GUARD AIR EVALUATION
FIRE
– CLEARED THE 5600 BLOCK OF CAMPUS IN PONTCHARTRAIN PARK
– CLEARED 8200 BLOCK OF BELFAST
– CLEARED 8200 BLOCK OF APPLE
– ENGINE 12 FIRE HOUSE FLIPPED (TRAILER)
– 3 FIRE FIGHTERS THAT WERE INJURED ARE GETTING X-RAYED AND ONLY REPORTING BRUISES AND SCRAPES AT TULANE HOSPITAL
– NOFD HAS SET UP A COMMAND POST AT GENTILLY AND LOUISA
PUBLIC WORKS
– 3 TOW TRUCKS TO CARROLLTON & MAPLE
– SIGN CREW ARE OUT REPLACING SIGNAGE FROM TO CARROLLTON & MAPLE
– 1 HEAVY EQUIP. OPERATOR AND 4 TOW TRUCK OPERATORS ON STANDBY.
PARK & PARKWAYS
REMOVING 5 LARGE TREES FROM THE ROADWAY AT DUBLIN AND CLAIBORNE
PARKS AND PARKWAYS CREWS ARE ROVING THE STREETS FOR FALLEN TREES
NOAA WEATHER REPORT
SEVERE WEATHER HAS PASSED AND TEMPERATURE WILL DECREASE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.
TO REPORT DAMAGES
TO REPORT DAMAGES TO FEMA, THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS IS ASKING RESIDENTS TO CALL FEMA DIRECTLY AT 1-888-294-2822
TO REPORT DOWN POWERLINES PLEASE CALL ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS AT 1-800-ENTERGY(368-3749)
TO REPORT STRUCTURAL DAMAGES, THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS IS ASKING RESIDENTS TO CALL 311
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