NWS issues Tornado Watch for BR area

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) -

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi until 1 p.m.

The following Louisiana parishes are under the watch:

Ascension

Assumption

East Baton Rouge

East Feliciana

Iberville

Jefferson

Lafourche

Livingston

Orleans

Pointe Coupee

St. Charles

St. Helena

St. James

St. John the Baptist

St. Tammany

Tangipahoa

Terrebonne

Washington

West Baton Rouge

West Feliciana

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The following Mississippi counties fall into the watch zone:

Amite

Pearl River

Pike

Walthall

Wilkinson

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Forecasters also issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the area around 7:45 a.m. They said a line of storms was detected capable of producing hail and wind gusts up to 60 mph. The warnings for the area ended around 9 a.m.

The primary threats from the storms are frequent lightning and high wind gusts, which could down tree limbs and blow around small objects.

Reports from the Clinton area indicated some power lines were knocked down.

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Source: http://www.wafb.com/story/16375800/nws-issues-tornado-watch-for-br-area

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