Filming in the eye of the storm: Footage gets VERY close to a tornado that destroyed homes in Louisiana and injured dozens
- David Collet captured tornado tearing through warehouses in New Orleans
- Roof of a nearby building was ripped off as tornado left a trail of destruction
- Series of tornadoes tore through state on Tuesday, injuring at least 28 people
Dramatic footage shows the moment a tornado tore through buildings in Louisiana, sending debris flying into the air.
David Collet got terrifyingly close to the eye of the storm as he captured the tornado sweeping past his work place in New Orleans East.
The roof of a nearby building was ripped off as the tornado left a trail of destruction.
![Dramatic footage shows the moment a tornado tore through buildings in Louisiana](http://web.archive.org./web/20170209105414/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/09/08/3CFE038200000578-4206986-image-m-4_1486630721846.jpg)
![Powerful winds sent debris flying into the air](http://web.archive.org./web/20170209105414/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/09/08/3CFE037600000578-4206986-image-a-5_1486630727625.jpg)
Dramatic footage shows the moment a tornado tore through buildings in Louisiana, sending debris flying into the air
Mr Collet, who was working in the Starlight Studios warehouse, is heard shouting 'Watch your back' as a plank of wood flies towards them, before the workers run for cover.
A series of tornadoes tore through Louisiana on Tuesday, devastating homes and injuring at least 28 people.
More than 16,000 house were left without power as at least seven tornadoes hit the state.
NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility, which is close to where the footage filmed by Mr Collet was shot, was among the buildings damaged by the tornadoes. Only minor injuries were reported.
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![He was working in the working in the Starlight Studios warehouse, near NASA¿s Michoud Assembly Facility](http://web.archive.org./web/20170209105414/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/09/09/3CFE036200000578-4206986-image-m-11_1486630829545.jpg)
Mr Collet is heard shouting 'Watch your back' as a plank of wood flies towards him and his colleagues (left). He was working in the working in the Starlight Studios warehouse, near NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility
Acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot said: 'The teams at the Michoud Assembly Facility are working diligently to recover from the severe weather that swept through New Orleans Tuesday and damaged the facility.
'We are thankful for the safety of all the NASA employees and workers of onsite tenant organizations'.
The first confirmed tornado hit the town of Killian, in Livingston Parish, at around 11am, destroying two homes and injuring two people.
The most damaging attack occurred just before 11.30am, when a large tornado touched down in New Orleans East, 60 miles from Donaldsonville.
At least 25 people were injured and swathes of property torn up in the neighborhoods between Dwyer Road and Chef Menteur Highway.
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