{O/C} A massive tornado cut a swathe through parts of New Orleans and its suburbs last night, toppling roofs and killing at least one person in the same region pummelled by Hurricane Katrina 17 years ago.
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The St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana, which recorded one death, appears to have taken the brunt of the storm's wrath.
Rescuers were seen sifting through the area, searching for more people in need of assistance.
Other tornadoes spawned by the same weather system were unleashed upon parts of Texas and Oklahoma, killing another person and causing widespread damage.
In Arabi, there was a pungent smell of natural gas in the air as residents and rescue personnel surveyed the damage. Some houses were destroyed, with roofs completely toppled over.
About 13,000 homes and businesses lost power in the wake of the storm.
The weather system also dumped torrential rain on Alabama on Tuesday evening.
The New Orleans Mayor tweeted no casaulties have been reported in the city as of yet, with electricity supply expected to gradually return to normal.
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