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[h=4]More than 7 million at risk as severe storms batter South[/h]A ferocious afternoon and evening of severe weather is forecast in the South from Louisiana to Florida.
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WWL's northshore cameras caught an unusual site of three waterspouts next to each other, traversing Lake Pontchartrain near the northshore Tuesday as a line of strong storms passed through the area. WWL
Dark clouds roll across the sky on Feb. 23, 2016, in Kenner, La.(Photo: Nesaih Terrebonne)
Strong<span style="color: Red;">*</span>storms blasted through the New Orleans area Tuesday in<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the first salvo of what's expected to be a ferocious afternoon and evening of severe weather in the South.
Residents reported<span style="color: Red;">*</span>funnel clouds and tornado warnings near the New Orleans<span style="color: Red;">*</span>airport and in nearby St. Charles Parish around noon local time, according to WWL-TV.
There were seven reports of tornadoes Tuesday in Louisiana, according to the Storm Prediction Center, though no reports of injuries or fatalities.
Posts on social media described "debris flying through the air" and damage<span style="color: Red;">*</span>near Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Waterspouts were seen over Lake Pontchartrain, located slightly north.
A possible tornado roared through Prairieville, La., southeast of Baton Rouge, where damage was reported.
Schools in the metro New Orleans area scrambled to notify parents of early dismissals, with most schools closing<span style="color: Red;">*</span>between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
In the Hattiesburg, Miss., area, many schools and colleges were closed, and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>all local high school sporting events scheduled for Tuesday, including prep basketball playoff games, were postponed due to the predicted severe weather.
The National Weather Service estimates more than 7 million people in the South are at risk for severe weather, including a few strong tornadoes, through Tuesday evening.
The weather service issued a tornado watch, meaning conditions are favorable for twisters to develop, for most of eastern Louisiana, southern Mississippi and southern Alabama.
Thunderstorms were forecast from Texas to Florida, with the worst storms likely near the Gulf Coast from Mississippi to Alabama, where a few tornadoes are possible.
The Storm Prediction Center placed much of southeastern Louisiana, southern Mississippi and southern Alabama in a "moderate risk" area, which is the second-highest level on the center's five-tiered risk scale.
Contributing: WWL-TV, New Orleans; The Hattiesburg American
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