For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

SVRLIX The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Tangipahoa Parish in southeastern Louisiana... * Until 545 PM CDT. * At 458 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hammond, moving northeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Tickfaw, Ponchatoula, Natalbany, Robert, Hammond, Independence, and Springfield. This includes the following Interstates... Interstate 12 between mile markers 35 and 49. Interstate 55 in Louisiana between mile markers 22 and 41.