The National Weather Service says that the tornado that touched down Tuesday night in St. Bernard Parish was at least an EF3.
Meteorologists say a survey of storm damage is currently underway in the area near Arabi to confirm the intensity.
A final assessment, including results of the entire survey, are expected to be completed within the next day or two.
A second tornado touched down in the area of Lacombe between 7:25 pm and 7:33 pm on March 22.
The NWS says damage indicated the Lacombe tornado was an EF1 with max winds of 90 mph.
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