Weather Warnings Light Up Louisiana

Storm Prediction Center Radar, Image: NOAA

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A large storm system crossing the mid-section has sparked severe weather warnings across Southeastern Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. Forecasters in Lafayette, Louisiana are staying on top of a line of severe storms moving through the area. Soon, those warnings will move east. You can track the storms as they move through New Orleans and Central Mississippi.

National Satellite, Image: NOAA

You can see how large the storm is on the satellite imagery. Heavy rain and thunderstorms stretch from Iowa to the Gulf of Mexico. The severe line is being aided by warm, tropical air from the Gulf of Mexico and the remnants of Hurricane Rick.

The stormy weather and associated cold front quickly marches east toward the Ohio and Tennessee River Valleys.

-Dawn Brown