New Orleans, Kenner hit with tropical storm damage after flooding, heavy rain
Jun 18, 2026
NEW ORLEANS - While the worst of Tropical Storm Arthur missed the capital region, it whipped through parts of Kenner and New Orleans.Thursday morning, strong winds and heavy rain left a path of destruction in Jefferson and Orleans parishesWilliams Boulevard, in Kenner, Louisiana, was submerged in w
ater. This minivan broke down after the driver tried to get through it.nbsp;ldquo;It just stopped automatically when it got into the water,rdquo; Husan Raza said.After realizing it was not going to start up, they attempted to move it out of the way.nbsp;ldquo;We pushed it really hard to try to get it out of the way, But the water was so high, even two of us pushing it together wasnrsquo;t making it,rdquo; Raza. said.And over in New Orleans, on Navare Street, Viviana Cerruti and her family woke up because of the noise.ldquo;We just heard crazy sounds outside, everything was going crazy. The tornado was probably passing during that time,rdquo; Cerutti said.When it was all said and done, she walked outside to find damage to her new car that she just bought a month ago.nbsp;ldquo;My window was broken, my door was dented, and outside everything was a mess. Our neighbors were all outside,rdquo; Cerutti. said.Several tree branches are broken, there's damage to the outfield in the park across the street, and a light pole in the middle of the street was dangling on the power lines.nbsp;ldquo;Itrsquo;s not anything I havenrsquo;t experienced before. In New Orleans, we usually have crazy weather. It was just weird how fast it came through. We donrsquo;t have tornadoes a lot and it came through really fast,rdquo; Cerutti said.Permalink| Comments
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