The National Weather Service confirmed two tornadoes touched down in south Louisiana during Fat Tuesday’s severe weather threat.

The storms will also be one of the first big tests for meteorologists at the National Weather Service after hundreds of forecasters were fired under President Donald Trump’s moves to slash the size of the federal government.

It'll be a windy, rainy Mardi Gras in Lafayette, according to the National Weather Service in Lake Charles. The area has a slight risk of experiencing severe weather, including thunderstorms and hail,

According to the National Weather Service, rain is expected to hit Lafayette starting Sunday night. Luckily, on Friday and Saturday the skies are clear. Friday's forecast is high near 73 with winds around 5 mph.

The National Weather Service is predicting highs ranging from 60 to 70 degrees and cloudless skies this Saturday and Sunday leading up to Mardi Gras Day. In the evening, low temperatures will dip to just below 50 degrees.

Mardi Gras floats “could become unstable,” and heavy winds could “blow down trees and power lines," The National Weather Service warned.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch that includes New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas until 7 p.m. Tuesday. The threat of severe weather prompted New Orleans Mardi Gras parades to roll early Fat Tuesday and attention is now turning what is in the forecast this afternoon and evening.

The NWS has confirmed a tornado touched down in a small Gramercy neighborhood on Mardi Gras. GRAMERCY, La. — The National Weather Service confirmed Wednesday that a tornado briefly touched down in Gramercy Tuesday evening.

Fate of New Orleans’ Mardi Gras parades still uncertain as National Weather Service issues High Wind Warning

Mardi Gras is going to be a rough one weather-wise for the New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas, with the threat of dangerously high winds arriving early and thunderstorms in the afternoon, including the possibility of a few tornadoes and even hail, the National Weather Service says.

Mardi Gras festivities are underway in New Orleans early Tuesday morning despite a forecast of severe weather expected later in the day.