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The National Weather Service confirmed tornado damage north of St. Francisville on Wednesday.

Potentially dangerous storms are poised to hit parts of the Southeast and the Ohio Valley on Thursday.

Authorities said a tornado, or possibly several tornadoes swept through Slidell Wednesday, causing extensive damage to businesses and homes.

Mississippi authorities said one person died following severe weather that began earlier this week and has been sweeping across the South.

A line of storms packing heavy rains, high winds and tornadoes pounded southeast Louisiana Wednesday, flooding New Orleans roads and tearing through Slidell.

SLIDELL, La. -- Severe storms blamed for a death in Mississippi spawned a tornado that demolished buildings in one Louisiana city Wednesday while inundating streets in low-lying New Orleans with hours of steady rain that snarled traffic and strained the citys antiquated drainage system.

Deadly severe weather tore across the South and along the Gulf Coast on Wednesday, with powerful thunderstorms producing tornadoes that impacted communities such as the New Orleans suburb of Slidell in Louisiana.

At least one tornado and a powerful line of storms tore through the Deep South on Wednesday, causing "widespread and catastrophic" damage in parts of…

Severe weather brought torrential rain to Texas and several other Gulf Coast states this week, but there was a silver lining.

Louisiana travelers who have plans to visit a beach in Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas or here in Louisiana here are the conditions along the coast.