Father Joseph Kikanda of Immaculate Conception Church in Lebeau, La. survived a tornado by holding himself close to the window of his house next to the church, and is now grateful that the buildings are intact and the church will be fine once the damage is cleaned up.

Prepare for the chance of severe storms impacting your Monday morning commute, including potential tornadoes. After a dry, balmy weekend, the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for much of southeast Louisiana Monday through 11 a.m., including New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Houma and Mandeville.

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Carmel Mayor Sue Finkam declared a state of local emergency Thursday at 1 p.m. as the Hamilton County city reckons with ongoing storm damage and recovery operations.

Repeated waves of thunderstorms will pose risks to lives and property through the weekend in the same areas that were blasted by deadly storms on Wednesday and Wednesday night.

A powerful, wide-reaching spring storm is threatening parts of the central and eastern US, with a life-threatening outbreak of long-lived and strong tornadoes possible in some areas. Follow here for live updates.

Dozens of tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued Wednesday in parts of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Mississippi as storms hit those and other states in the evening. Numerous possible twisters were reported in the South overnight, particularly in Tennessee and Kentucky.

These areas face a significant threat of potentially destructive winds that could cause widespread power outages and tree damage.

Several states in the central U.S. were hit hard overnight by a deadly storm that reportedly caused flash flooding and even destructive tornadoes.

As tornadoes swept through South Louisiana Monday morning, one bus driver was forced to ride out the storm on the side of the road — and it was all caught on video.