The latest on severe weather

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued tornado watch for portions o central Louisiana and southwest Mississippi.

  This is effective until 6 p.m.

Primary threats include few tornadoes likely with a couple intense tornadoes possible, scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible. Isolated hail is possible.

Thunderstorms are expected to continue to develop over central Louisiana this afternoon and spread northeastward across the region. A few supercell storms are possible, capable of damaging winds and tornadoes.

The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles north and south of a line from 20 miles north northwest of Lake Charles to 195 miles northeast of Natchez, Mississippi.

7 a.m. update: The Live Doppler Storm Team is monitoring a low threat for severe weather in Acadiana today and tonight. A few storms could produce damaging winds and/or a weak tornado but a widespread outbreak is not expected. Scattered rain is possible throughout your Wednesday with showers and storms becoming more widespread this evening. Heavy rains are possible along with a few storms that will be strong to severe. Most of Acadiana will receive .5″-1″ inch of rain with isolated higher amounts over the next 24 hours. Otherwise, Wednesday stays spring-like and very breezy with high temperatures in the mid 70s. Much colder weather rushes in tonight with rain ending by mid-morning Thursday. Tomorrow will stay cold, windy, and cloudy.