Full Notification

SVRLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana... Southeastern Rapides Parish in central Louisiana... Northeastern Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana... Northern Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Southern Avoyelles Parish in central Louisiana... Northwestern St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana... St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana... Southeastern Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 726 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Bunkie to near Chataignier to near Basile, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include... Opelousas, Eunice, Carencro, Ville Platte, Church Point, Bunkie, Mamou, Simmesport, Basile, Iota, Krotz Springs, Elton, Leonville, Arnaudville, Melville, Moreauville, Cheneyville, Turkey Creek, Palmetto, and Bayou Current.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ACADIA, LA ... ALLEN, LA ... AVOYELLES, LA ... EVANGELINE, LA ... JEFFERSON DAVIS, LA ... LAFAYETTE, LA ... RAPIDES, LA ... ST. LANDRY, LA ... ST. MARTIN, LA

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central, south central and southwestern Louisiana.