If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.

At 459 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Shenandoah, or near Denham Springs. This thunderstorm was nearly stationary. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Westminster, Old Jefferson, Baton Rouge, Merrydale, Inniswold, Shenandoah, Denham Springs, Village St. George, Oak Hills Place, Walker, and Brownfields. This includes the following Interstates... Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 158 and 167. Interstate 12 between mile markers 1 and 15.