FOG BLOG U.S. WEATHER NEWS LOG: FLOODING AND STORMS RAVAGE LOUISIANNA DOWN TO BATON ROUGE:

Storms rake greater Baton Rouge area after dropping twisters around Lake Charles...A line of severe storms raked southern Louisiana on Wednesday, spawning a tornado that damaged more than three dozen homes at Lake Charles and spreading high winds and hail throughout virtually all of the Baton Rouge area.

At least one injury was reported.

The violent weather rolled through ahead of a cold front that would drop temperatures slightly but reduce humidity to a comfortable range. Breezy weather is expected to last through Friday.

The Storm Prediction Center had forecast an "enhanced risk" of severe weather as the storms took shape early Wednesday in eastern Texas. The line of storms hit southwestern Louisiana in the morning, and individual storms popped up in the Baton Rouge region at midday — rotating enough to prompt tornado warnings north and east of the city.