A TORNADO WATCH has been issued for most of the area

The National Weather Service has issued a TORNADO WATCH for East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, East Feliciana, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. Mary, and West Feliciana Parishes as well as, Amite, Pike and Wilkinson Counties until 2am Sunday.

The primary threats include isolated damaging wind gust in excess of 60mph, and a few tornadoes. Storms will first begin to enter the area around 10-11pm. This line will be racing quickly west to east, eventually leaving the area by 1-2am. These storms will be quite noisy, as frequent lightning will be likely, as well as heavy rain…

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