Forecasters are predicting weather conditions in Southeast Louisiana will be favorable for tornadic activity on Saturday. The frequency of strong tornadoes is increasing says one meteorologist.

Thousands of power outages were reported Saturday as a deadly severe weather outbreak moved across the Midwest and South.

In Louisiana, a tornado was confirmed on radar near Kentwood as powerful storms moved through Tangipahoa Parish. Trees were snapped, power lines came down, and homes sustained damage in several areas, including East Fork, Sanders Road, and Potts Road. At least 30 homes were damaged.

Under a tornado warning, a tornado has been spotted or ... says the U.S. National Weather Service. In Louisiana, the northern region of the state hits its peak for tornadoes in April, while ...

Another in Louisiana on Saturday afternoon caused ... If your area receives a tornado warning, you should immediately seek shelter in the sturdiest structure you possibly can.

A shift in tornadic activity in the last 35 years puts population center in the Southeast in the bullseye of what some researchers called a new Tornado Alley.