Severe storms in southeast Louisiana prompt tornado warnings, flash flood alerts, traffic closures, and power outages, affecting thousands of residents.

Possible thunderstorms could bring isolated tornadoes into Saturday night in Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana, and Georgia, according to media forecasting company AccuWeather. It said that showers with thunder and lightning may move toward the Southeast and mid-Atlantic by the weekend’s end.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Lafayette and all of Acadiana until 3 p.m. Saturday as severe weather moves through Texas and Louisiana.