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Baton Rouge, Louisiana – As spring storm systems intensify across the United States, emergency officials are urging Louisiana residents to review tornado safety plans now as severe weather threats increase across the Gulf Coast and Deep South.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), tornado activity typically increases during the spring months as warm, moisture-rich air from the Gulf of Mexico collides with colder air moving across the central United States. Louisiana sits within a region frequently impacted by severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail…