Active AlertsWest Baton Rouge

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Issued at Fri 5:47 PM Aug. 21

Issued by: National Weather Service

Recommended Action

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Issued at Fri 2:08 PM Aug. 21

Issued by: National Weather Service

Description

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 609 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA EAST BATON ROUGE EAST FELICIANA LIVINGSTON POINTE COUPEE ST. HELENA ST. TAMMANY TANGIPAHOA WASHINGTON WEST BATON ROUGE WEST FELICIANA IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AMITE HANCOCK HARRISON JACKSON PEARL RIVER PIKE WALTHALL WILKINSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADDIS, AMITE, BATON ROUGE, BAY ST. LOUIS, BOGALUSA, BRUSLY, CENTREVILLE, CLINTON, COVINGTON, CROSSROADS, DARLINGTON, DENHAM SPRINGS, DEXTER, DIAMONDHEAD, DOLOROSA, EASLEYVILLE, ENON, FELPS, FORT ADAMS, FRANKLINTON, GAUTIER, GILLSBURG, GLOSTER, GREENSBURG, GULFPORT, HAMMOND, JACKSON, LACOMBE, LETTSWORTH, LIBERTY, LIVONIA, MANDEVILLE, MCCOMB, MCNEIL, MONTPELIER, MOSS POINT, NEW ROADS, OCEAN SPRINGS, PASCAGOULA, PICAYUNE, PONCHATOULA, PORT ALLEN, ROBERT, SALEM, SLIDELL, SMITHDALE, SPILLMAN, ST. FRANCISVILLE, ST. MARTIN, TYLERTOWN, WAKEFIELD, WALKER, WATSON, WAVELAND, AND WOODVILLE.