Other tornadoes spawned by the same system caused so much damage in Texas that the governor declared a disaster in 16 counties. Buildings were shredded in Alabama, where torrential rainfall was recorded.
"I wasn't mentally prepared to see what I was seeing," said Amy Sims, who jumped into her car when the tornado warning sounded and drove to the Arabi Heights area to check on relatives. She said emergency medics, some crying, were dodging live wires as they went door-to-door through shattered homes. Collin Arnold, director of homeland security and emergency preparedness in neighboring New Orleans, described "incredible devastation" in Arabi, where he said a state team including fire, EMS and police officers from across Louisiana was doing searches and damage assessments.
"We're alive. That's what I can say at this point," said Mancuso. Still, the twister was the third time they've had major weather damage since Katrina.
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