New Orleans Tornado 2025 Rating. Published mar 24, 2022 at 1:30 pm edt updated mar 24, 2022 at 2:48 pm edt. Damage surveys and cleanup operations were underway wednesday around new orleans after a ferocious tornado rampaged through the city's lower 9th ward and several suburban communities late tuesday.

The highest a tornado can be classified. The tornado overturned cars and tore off rooftops in the arabi neighbourhood.