CONVENT, La. — A possible tornado touched down near Convent, an hour west of New Orleans, Thursday. The possible tornado was one of several possible and confirmed tornados that touched down throughout the state as part of a severe thunderstorm.
Video shot from a vehicle owned by Rene's Industries appears to show a tornado wrapped in rain crossing a road, damaging power lines and uprooting branches and tree limbs.
Convent has a population of around 700 people.