NWS LIX - March 22, 2022 Tornado Event

Severe Weather and Flooding Threats for the Central U.S.; Dangerous Heat in the Southern and Western U.S.

Severe weather and flooding threats will continue for portions of the central U.S. over the next couple of days, with multiple rounds of thunderstorms expected. Dangerous heat will persist across the southern and western U.S. through mid-week. Hot and dry conditions will fuel fire weather concerns for the Intermountain West, where dry thunderstorms may spark additional wildfires. Read More >

Severe Weather Event of March 22, 2022

A strong upper level disturbance and surface low produced tornadic supercell thunderstorms over portions of metro New Orleans in Southeast Louisiana during the evening hours of Tuesday March 22, 2022. There were two tornadoes reported with these supercell thunderstorms as they moved across portions of metro New Orleans. The most significant tornado impacted the community of Arabi in St. Bernard Parish, LA.

2 tornadoes have been confirmed from this event. These tornadoes have been determined to range in strength from EF1 to EF3 after NWS storm surveys were conducted.

Damage Surveys: