New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- Strong storms are moving across southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast this morning, with the National Weather Service (NWS) issuing Tornado Watch 633 until noon CDT. The watch means conditions are favorable for tornadoes and damaging winds as a powerful line of storms pushes eastward.

The NWS New Orleans office confirmed that Tornado Watch 633 covers six parishes in Louisiana - Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, and Washington. It also includes ten counties in southern Mississippi, among them Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Lamar, Marion, Pearl River, Pike, Stone, and Walthall.

The Weather Service warned residents in these areas to stay alert for sudden warnings. "If a torn...