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.

At 802 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Plaquemine, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea 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... Baton Rouge, Zachary, Baker, Denham Springs, Plaquemine, Port Allen, Oak Hills Place, St. Gabriel, Addis, Brusly, Westminster, Merrydale, Inniswold, Central, Village St. George, Gardere, Shenandoah, Brownfields, Greenwell Spring, and Old Jefferson. This includes the following Interstates... Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 150 and 165. Interstate 12 between mile markers 1 and 11. Interstate 110 in Louisiana between mile markers 1 and 8.