Moderate

At 1123 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Grosse Tete, or 11 miles west of Plaquemine, moving east at 30 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, Plaquemine, Port Allen, Oak Hills Place, St. Gabriel,

Isolated to scattered showers with the potential for thunder are expected across the entire region for this afternoon into this evening. Thunderstorms may contain grauple/small hail and heavy rainfall. Localized strong gusts are possible. Thunderstorms can become strong, producing hail, damaging winds, deadly lightning, and very heavy rainfall. Continue to monitor the National Weather Service or your local media outlet for updates on this developing weather situation.

Warm, dry, and breezy conditions are expected to develop Friday afternoon. We'll begin to see wind gusts rise between 20 and 25 mph at times, even gusting to 30 mph in a few locations. As relative humidity values fall near 20 percent, elevated fire weather conditions may develop. Use extreme caution outdoors to prevent fire starts.

At 1134 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southwest of Maxie, or 10 miles west of Wiggins, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Maxie around 1140 AM CDT. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Isolated to scattered showers, with possibly a rumble of thunder, are expected across the entire region for this afternoon into this evening. Any stronger convection may contain graupel/small hail and heavy rainfall. Localized strong wind gusts are also possible. Thunderstorms can become strong, producing hail, damaging winds, deadly lightning, and very heavy rainfall. Continue to monitor the National Weather Service or your local media outlet for updates on this developing weather situation.

At 1102 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Varnado, or 10 miles west of Poplarville, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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... Poplarville. This includes Interstate 59 in Mississippi between mile markers 28 and 42.

Relative humidity values will drop to the 20 to 25 percent range this afternoon. Northwest winds will also gusting up to 30 mph across northwestern Minnesota this evening. Although there may not be a long overlap of low RH and gusty winds, given the extremely dry fuels, near critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any fire that does develop has the potential to quickly spread. For more information on burning restrictions for Minnesota, see www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/fire/firerating_restrictions.html

At 1003 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Kentwood to Bogalusa. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch 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... Bogalusa, Franklinton, Kentwood, Varnado, Osyka, Crossroads, Mount Herman, Wilmer, Tangipahoa, and Angie.

At 956 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Clinton, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny 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... Clinton and Darlington. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe

At 934 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Kentwood to Enon. Movement was northeast at 30 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... Bogalusa, Franklinton, Enon, Mount Herman, and Wilmer. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.