Louisiana residents are recovering after at least seventornadoes tore through New Orleans and the surrounding area onTuesday — prompting the governor to declare a state of emergencyand send out the National Guard, according to NBC News.

One of the hardest-hit areas was New Orleans East. NewOrleans East is home to at least 65,000 residents, down from 95,000prior to Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the area in 2005. NewOrleans East is a neighborhood in the city's Ninth Ward.

In some areas, homes that were rebuilt after Katrina weredamaged or destroyed by Tuesday's tornado.

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Following a survey, the National WeatherService (NWS) assigned an EF3 rating to the tornado, making itthe strongest tornado to hit Orleans Parish since records began in1950, according to the Weather Channel.

The tornado also left damage to NASA's MichoudAssembly Facility and the USDA's National Finance Center's Primary BusinessCenter. The buildings are located adjacent to one another inMichoud.

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Also, late Tuesday morning, a tornado was reported south ofKillian, a town of about 1,200 northwest of Lake Pontchartrain. Thetornado apparently crossed Interstate 55 between Akers andPonchatoula, the Weather Channel reported.

That storm moved east, prompting a tornado emergency to bedeclared by the NWS for parts of St. Tammany and Tangipahoaparishes. Emergency management reported a tornado from the storm inMadisonville, about 35 miles east of Killian, where additionaldamage was confirmed.

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As severe storms marched east, one person was killed in Floridain a damaging storm. Benny Hollis, 61, died in CalhounCounty when a tree fell on top of him, according toWJHG.com. Hollis was in a 12-foot-high hunting stand when the treewas brought down by strong winds, the report added.

On Tuesday afternoon, a waterspout reportedly came ashore inDestin, Florida. According to the Pensacola News Journal, thereported tornado damaged the roof of McGuire's Irish Pub and hit anEMS vehicle, injuring one person.

Take a look at some of the property damage in East New Orleansfrom Tuesday's tornadoes:

Gregory Rugon looks for his glasses at the spot where hetook cover in his home after a tornado hit his Warren Drive home,in the New Orleans East section of New Orleans. (APPhoto/Gerald Herbert)

New Orleans Firefighter Jared Carter spray paints a searchsignal after conducting a secondary search of homes damaged by atornado that touched down in eastern New Orleans, Wednesday, Feb.8, 2017. Officials say tornadoes that struck in southeasternLouisiana destroyed homes and businesses, flipped vehicles and leftthousands without power. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)

A person is seen in a destroyed home, bottom left, in thisaerial photo after a tornado tore through the East section of NewOrleans, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Destroyed and damaged homes are seen in this aerial photoafter a tornado tore through the eastern neighborhood in NewOrleans, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. Gov. John Bel Edwards has declareda state of emergency for Louisiana after a severe storm movedacross the state's southeast corner, including the parishes ofAscension, Livingston, Orleans, St. James, St. Tammany andTangipahoa. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

William Bickham, left, and Desiree George look at George'skitchen which was damaged by Tuesday's tornado in eastern NewOrleans, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/MaxBecherer)

An overturned United States Postal Service truck sits on thegrounds of the ReNEW Schaumburg Elementary school a day after atornado touched down in eastern New Orleans, Wednesday, Feb. 8,2017. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)

Allan Mercadel takes measurements to board up his windows aday after his home was damaged by a tornado in eastern New Orleans.(AP Photo/Max Becherer)

Solomon Singleton looks at the damage from the second storyof a friend's home a day after a tornado touched down in easternNew Orleans. (AP Photo/Max Becherer)

A man stands next to a destroyed home after a tornado torethrough the eastern neighborhood of New Orleans. Louisiana Gov.John Bel Edwards took an aerial tour before meeting New Orleansofficials. He says the path of destruction is wide and varied. Ineastern New Orleans, he says "it kind of bounced back and forth"across the busy Chef Menteur Highway. (AP Photo/GeraldHerbert)

Artie Chaney reacts to her damaged home after a tornadostruck while she and family members took cover inside, in theeastern part of New Orleans. The National Weather Service says atleast three confirmed tornadoes have touched down, including oneinside the New Orleans city limits. Buildings have been damaged andpower lines are down. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Destroyed homes are seen in this aerial photo after atornado tore through the New Orleans East neighborhood in NewOrleans, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. (AP Photo/GeraldHerbert)

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