🌱 NWS details the EF0 tornado that injured two people in Avondale.

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In today's newsletter:

• NWS details the EF0 tornado that injured two people in Avondale.
• How Arthur’s tornado outbreak left its most serious injuries in Avondale.

Today's riddle: Why did the turtle cross the road ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 93 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Sun and some clouds, temps: high: 94, low: 76.
• Friday: An afternoon t-storm or two, with a high of 94 and low of 78 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• National Weather Service confirms eleven tornadoes June 18-June 19 (wdsu.com) — Avondale residents now have confirmation from the National Weather Service that a brief EF0 tornado struck just north of Highway 90 on June 18, injuring two people and badly damaging a mobile home. It was one of 11 weak tornadoes across southeast Louisiana and coastal Mississippi, with most causing tree damage and minor structural impacts but no fatalities.
   

• NWS now says 14 tornadoes formed during Arthur (wgno.com) — Avondale was one of the hardest-hit spots in the June 18–19 tornado outbreak tied to Tropical Storm Arthur, where an EF1 tornado overturned a mobile home, injured two people, and slammed the structure into a nearby house. The National Weather Service now counts 14 tornadoes across southeast Louisiana and coastal Mississippi, but fortunately no fatalities and only Avondale’s injuries reported.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Avondale

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Thursday June 25

• JEDCO Executive Committee Meeting →
  Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar, 700 Churchill Parkway, Avondale
  8:30 am
• Board of Standards and Appeals Meeting →
  Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar, 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard Suite 201, Jefferson
  8:30 am
• Jefferson Parish Historical Commission Public Meeting →
  Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar, 275 Sala Avenue, Westwego
  1:00 pm
• Planning Advisory Board East Bank Public Hearing Meeting →
  Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar, 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard Council Chamber, Jefferson
  5:00 pm

Saturday June 27

• Recycling Drop-Off Event →
  Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar
  8:00 am
• Registrar of Voters Board of Election Supervisors Count Absentee Ballots Meeting →
  Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar, 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Jefferson
  10:00 am

Monday June 29

• Board of Zoning Adjustments Public Hearing →
  Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar, 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Jefferson
  4:00 pm

Tuesday June 30

• Registrar of Voters Board of Election Supervisors Machine Opening at Warehouse Meeting →
  Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar, 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Jefferson
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday June 24

• Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace →
  JEDCO Conference Center, 701A Churchill Pkwy, Westwego
  9:00 am
• Jefferson Parish Registrar of Voters Board of Election Supervisors Meeting →
  Jefferson Parish, LA Calendar, 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Jefferson
  10:00 am
• Family Drawing Fun: Patriotic American Eagle - Harahan, LA 2026 →
  Elmwood Self Storage & Wine Cellar, 1004 S Clearview Pkwy, Harahan
  6:00 pm
• Louisiana Pride!- Bourbon St. LA Cutout →
  Painting with a Twist, 4931 W Esplanade Ave Ste D, Metairie
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Harahan

• Zea opens new Metairie standalone restaurant (neworleanscitybusiness.com)
• 10 Louisiana Restaurants That Earned A National Following After Appearing On TV (everafterinthewoods.com)

River Ridge

• Obituary: Georgia Funches Whittington (newtoncountyappeal.com)

Jefferson

• Kenner and Jefferson Parish plan major pump projects (fox8live.com)
• Jefferson Parish Eyes $7M Baseball Stadium at Jefferson Playground, With Loyola New Orleans Interested as Tenant (youthsportsbusinessreport.com)
• New facility to make busing Jeffeson Parish students easier (nola.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She was going to the shell station (Thank you Nettie D. for sending it in!)
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