Gov. Bobby Jindal has issued a state of emergency after strong storms passed through areas of Louisiana on Monday. Jindal sent out the proclamation Monday afternoon as a result of severe weather and flooding throughout the state, most specifically southern Louisiana.
State officials said the thunderstorms moved through with damaging winds gusting to 66 miles per hour and several inches of rain. Widespread damage, outages and road closures were reported throughout parishes in Louisiana.
Earlier Monday morning, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch for much of southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi. Tornado watches and warnings were put into effect a few hours later.
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