Law enforcement personnel stand at a roadblock along Hwy 163 just south of Doyline, La., Saturday Dec. 1, 2012. Authorities have begun moving 1 million pounds of improperly stored explosive powder to storage bunkers at the Camp Minden industrial site. State investigators found the explosives while inspecting property leased by Explo Systems, where an above-ground storage magazine exploded in October. (AP Photo/The Shreveport Times, Jim Hudelson)
State police spokeswoman Lt. Julie Lewis says if lightning is spotted within five miles of the site, operations will be suspended.
Light rain fell at midday Monday in the vicinity of the site near the town of Doyline (doy LEEN'). No lightning was expected Monday, but thunderstorms were forecast for Tuesday.
Officials estimate that more than half of Doyline's 800 residents heeded state police advice to evacuate in advance of the cleanup that began over the weekend.
State police say roughly 6 million pounds of an explosive artillery propellant was found improperly stored at the Explo Systems Inc. site.
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