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Tornado strikes New Orleans as storms move into Deep South

Monkey Road in Elgin, Texas, was closed to through traffic Tuesday, March 22, 2022, as power companies repaired lines downed from the Monday storm. A tornado swept through Bastrop County causing major damage south of Elgin, Texas, Monday March 21. Multiple tornadoes ripped through parts of Texas and Oklahoma, killing at least one person and causing multiple injuries and widespread damage before the storm system moved on to Louisiana and Mississippi. (Nell Carroll/Austin American-Statesman via AP) J-Bo Moore looks at the damage to his house on Windsong Trail in Round Rock, Texas, Tuesday March 22, 2022, after a tornado tore off the roof on Monday. Multiple tornadoes ripped through parts of Texas and Oklahoma, killing at least one person and causing multiple injuries and widespread damage before the storm system moved on to Louisiana and Mississippi. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) Debris lines the roads as crews and homeowners work to repair properties damaged by severe weather in Elgin, Texas, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Officials say multiple tornadoes ripped through parts of Texas and Oklahoma on Monday. (AP Photo/Acacia Coronado) Debris lines the roads as crews and homeowners work to repair properties damaged by severe weather in Elgin, Texas, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Officials say multiple tornadoes ripped through parts of Texas and Oklahoma on Monday. (AP Photo/Acacia Coronado) Debris lines the roads as crews and homeowners work to repair properties damaged by severe weather in Elgin, Texas, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. Officials say multiple tornadoes ripped through parts of Texas and Oklahoma on Monday. (AP Photo/Acacia Coronado) A helicopter flies toward smoke from wildfires, Sunday, March 20, 2022, near Eastland County in Texas. (Rebecca Slezak/The Dallas Morning News via AP) Carbon firefighters drive back toward the station on Saturday, March 19, 2022 ,in Carbon, Texas, while battling the Eastland Complex Fire. (Rebecca Slezak/The Dallas Morning News via AP) Kristie Wofford looks at the damage after a tornado heavily damaged several homes on Oxford Drive in Round Rock, Texas, on Monday March 21, 2022. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Tornado strikes New Orleans as storms move into Deep South