Tornado Watch

Dave Nussbaum
dnussbaum@wbrz.com

. . .Tornado Watch in effect until 6:00 PM. . .

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Tornado Watch for the north and northwest part of our viewing area.  This includes East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana, East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, Iberville, St. Helena, and Wilkinson, Amite and Pike Counties in Mississippi.   

A squall line of thunderstorms is expected to move across our viewing area today.  Some of the storms will be strong to severe with the main threats being damaging winds, and a few tornadoes.  With daytime heating, and plenty of moisture in place, the atmosphere is becoming very unstable through the morning, and into the evening.  The bulk of the storms will move through during the afternoon hours, and into the evening commute. 

As Meteorologist Chris Stevens has been telling you today, we are in a Slight Risk for severe weather across the Baton Rouge area.  The bulk of the severe weather will remain north of Baton Rouge, or across much of North Louisiana and into Mississippi.  Click on the image to the right to see the latest from the Storm Prediction Center.

Here are some useful and important links to keep you up-to-the-minute with severe weather watches and warnings:

• Storm Prediction Center
• Latest Weather Watches
• Latest Warnings
• National Weather Service New Orleans/Baton Rouge

*Please stay tuned to News 2 and Cable Channel 18 throughout the day for the latest weather updates, and severe weather information, if needed.  Have your NOAA Weather Radios plugged in, or with fresh batteries in them!   Remember the best way to get the latest weather watches and warnings is with a NOAA Weather Radio.  For more info on NOAA Weather Radios, click here.