Multiple Injuries As Storms Slam Gulf Coast States
Source: CNN
By Steve Almasy and Monica Garrett, CNN
Updated 7:03 PM ET, Tue February 23, 2016
(CNN)Rough weather was rumbling across the Gulf Coast states on Tuesday evening, with reports of tornadoes in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Multiple people were injured as storms hit St. James Parish, about 50 miles west of New Orleans, Sgt. Steven Brignac with the sheriff's office told CNN. Brignac had no estimate on the number of people injured or missing, but said emergency responders were coming from across the state.
St. James Parish President Timothy P. Roussel told CNN that his area has sustained significant damage after a tornado touched down. Roussel has been briefed about injuries sustained in a trailer park in Convent, but couldn't say whether anyone had died.
The Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office reported severe damage to businesses in Paincourtville and damage to a home in Belle River. There were no immediate reports of injuries, Deputy Robert Martin said, after two tornadoes reportedly moved through.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/23/us/severe-weather-threat-for-southeast/
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