A significant severe weather threat for portions of Louisiana into Mississippi & parts of TN, AL & W'rn FL Panhandle is expected into Saturday evening/night.
Models continue to suggest that dynamics will be getting their act together over S LA with a some sort of severe weather threat for portions of Acadiana during the evening hours.
Expect a broken line of storms for most of Acadiana during the evening hours to become a more solid squall line by the time it reaches Eastern LA late tonight.
Wind gusts pushing 50-60mph+ will be likely in stronger storms given we're already seeing gusts trying to push 40mph without them.
Primary threats damaging winds & a few tornadic spin-ups with the risk of tornadoes more substantial in the hatched areas where EF2+ (111mph winds+) tornado intensities may be possible.
I would expect a tornado watch (or watches) to be issued later this afternoon for the anticipated activity this evening for a good chunk of LA.
12z HRRR Model looks a little underdone given the dynamics in place but we'll have to watch the next run coming in the next hr and radar trends into this evening.
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