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• Some severe thunderstorms will soon trigger wireless emergency alerts

  July 22, 2021 7:08 PM

  A change is coming to the way severe thunderstorm warnings are issued by the National Weather Service. Beginning on August 2, some of these warnings will trigger the Wireless Emergency Alert tone on your smartphones, similar to tornado warnings. Often, people incorrectly take severe thunderstorm warnings lightly, perceiving... more »

• How to stay safe during a winter storm Play Video

  February 16, 2021 9:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The capital city is pushing through what many hope will be the last leg of a winter storm that descended upon the area early Monday (Feb. 15) morning and officials are warning residents to use caution while going about daily activities. For most, daily activities are... more »

• EACHUS: flash flood warning changes a step, not a solution

  February 18, 2020 11:34 AM

  FLASH FLOOD WARNING! (But, you don’t have to worry about this one) IN 2020, THE National Weather Service (NWS) is implementing Impact-Based Flash Flood Warnings . The goals are to provide easily readable information and to improve public response. However, like most weather messaging, some significant efforts will be... more »

• Rivers expected to crest at flood stage by Wednesday

  April 3, 2017 1:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The National Weather Service has issued flood warning for four rivers in southeast Louisiana Monday morning. A flood warning has been extended for the Comite River at Joor Road until Tuesday evening. As of 11:15 a.m. Monday, the stage was at 19 feet, just one feet... more »

• Tornado Watch in southeast Louisiana ends

  January 21, 2017 4:43 PM

  The TORNADO WATCH has been allowed to expire at 9:00 PM tonight: The National Weather Service has CANCELLED the TORNADO WATCH that was in effect until 9:00 PM Saturday evening. The threat of severe weather has greatly diminished and has now moved over portions of southern and central Mississippi.... more »

• Thunderstorms passing through soggy southeast La.

  March 17, 2016 1:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A thunderstorm warning has been issued for parts of our area until 8 p.m. Thursday. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for parishes north of Interstate 12 as well as Point Coupee Parish until 8 p.m. The National Weather Service in New... more »

• NWS confirms tornado touchdowns in Prairieville, Livingston

  February 24, 2016 4:22 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - The National Weather Service confirmed Wednesday afternoon that a pair of tornados touchdowned near the capital city area during Tuesday's bout of severe weather. NWS survey teams reported that an EF-0 tornado touched down in Prairieville and a stronger, EF-2 tornado hit Livingston area. The Livingston... more »

• GOHSEP urges caution ahead of tonight's severe weather threat

  January 21, 2016 12:00 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is urging residents of the state to be aware of severe weather expected to hit Louisiana this evening as a cold front moves across the region. GOHSEP urges residents to stay tuned to stations like WBRZ News... more »