Early Saturday morning, phones buzzed and TV screens lit up across the New Orleans metro as a tornado warning snapped into effect for Kenner, River Ridge and Harahan, briefly hijacking regular programming with urgent coverage. The alert came as a line of showers and thunderstorms barreled southeast through the area at roughly 35 mph, and officials urged residents to hunker down indoors until the worst of the line moved through.
Local broadcaster WDSU described the line as tracking generally to the southeast at about 35 mph, with some showers and cells racing nearly west to east at 35 to 40 mph. The station’s First Warning Weather team cautioned that each storm cell could kick up wind gusts topping 40 mph, along with small hail and intense downpours. As reported by WDSU, the station stayed live on air with continuous updates in the early-morning hours.
What the National Weather Service Issued
The National Weather Service New Orleans/Baton Rouge office issued the tornado warning that explicitly listed Kenner…..