Radar confirmed a tornado was spotted in Livingston Parish as severe weather moved through Louisiana and Mississippi on Monday morning, March 31.

On Monday, March 31st at about 4:20 AM an EF-2 Tornado touched down briefing in Grand Prairie during the early morning intense storms. The National Weather Service of Lake Charles completed and released the survey results for this tornado. It had a path length of 1.82 miles and had estimated max wind speeds of 120 MPH.

A storm survey team with the National Weather Service confirmed a tornado caused damage near Grand Prairie. Surveyors noted an EF-2 tornado touched down

People across the U.S. experienced whirlwind weather, with widespread storms bringing heavy rain and strong winds as a powerful system brought severe weather to parts of the central and eastern U.S.

The Causeway Bridge has been closed until further notice as severer weather makes its way across Southeast Louisiana.

Follow all the latest live updates on the severe thunderstorms moving across SE Louisiana. NEW ORLEANS — Update: 9:00 am: A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for parts of the New Orleans Metro until 3/31 11:45 AM.

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While the tornado threat is greatest from southeastern Louisiana through the Carolinas, the threat of damaging winds extends northward to Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the New York City metro area and