Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Cameron Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Central Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana... Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Southern Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana... Southeastern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Eastern Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Central St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana... Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

* Until 130 PM CDT.

* At 1227 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Cravens to near Creole, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Lafayette, Lake Charles, Opelousas, Crowley, Abbeville, Eunice, Jennings, Scott, Rayne, Carencro, Ville Platte, Cameron, Kaplan, Church Point, Mamou, Welsh, Iowa, Lake Arthur, Kinder and Basile. This includes the following highways... Interstate 10 in Louisiana between mile markers 33 and 100. Interstate 210 between mile markers 9 and 12. Interstate 49 between mile markers 8 and 34.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ACADIA, LA ... ALLEN, LA ... BEAUREGARD, LA ... CALCASIEU, LA ... CAMERON, LA ... EVANGELINE, LA ... JEFFERSON DAVIS, LA ... LAFAYETTE, LA ... ST. LANDRY, LA ... VERMILION, LA

Instructions:

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for central, south central and southwestern Louisiana. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM CDT for central, south central and southwestern Louisiana.