and cinder block exterior walls in a few places. Vehicles in the National Finance Center parking lot were severely damaged. The tornado then continued eastward across unpopulated marshy areas before dissipating over Lake Borgne. In all, the tornado significantly damaged or destroyed at least 638 homes and 40 businesses along its path, and hundreds of trees and power poles were snapped. Thirty-three people were injured, six severely; however, no fatalities took place. Two public schools— Schaumburg Elementary and Einstein Charter School—both sustained some damage to buildings and property, with collective damage reaching $1.7 million. NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility suffered more than $1 million in damage. At the time, it was the strongest tornado to strike the New Orleans metropolitan area. However, it would be surpassed on March 22, 2022 by a high-end EF3 tornado, which killed one person and injured multiple others as it caused considerable damage in Gretna, Arabi, and New Orleans East. See also List of North American tornadoes and tornado outbreaks Tornado outbreak of February 23–24, 2016 Tornado outbreak of December 16–17, 2019 Tornado outbreak of March 21–23, 2022 Notes References F3 tornadoes 2017 in Tennessee 2017 in Louisiana 2017 in Alabama 2017 in Georgia (U.S. state) 2017 in Mississippi 2017 in Kentucky 2017 in Florida 2017 natural disasters in the United States February 2017 events in the United States 2017 tornado Tornadoes in Tennessee Tornadoes in Louisiana Tornadoes in Alabama Tornadoes in Georgia (U.S. state) Tornadoes in Mississippi Tornadoes in Kentucky Tornadoes in Florida Tornadoes of 2017