TORNADO HITS METRO NEW ORLEANS AREA

An airport employee at New Orleans' Louis Armstrong International Airport looks out of a window that was blown out when a tornado touched down during the early morning hours of February 2, 2006, as a strong storm system blew through the metro area. This part of Jefferson Parish was spared from the devastating flood waters of Hurricane Katrina, which hit the area last year.. (UPI Photo/A.J. Sisco)