Full Notification

SVRLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Cameron Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Northwestern Iberia Parish in south central Louisiana... Lafayette Parish in south central Louisiana... Southeastern Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana... South central Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana... Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Northern Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Northwestern St. Martin Parish in south central Louisiana... Southwestern St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana...

* Until 1000 PM CDT.

* At 913 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Maxie to Lyons Point to 7 miles south of Klondike, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include... Lafayette, Crowley, Abbeville, Eunice, Jennings, Scott, Breaux Bridge, Rayne, Carencro, Kaplan, Church Point, Lake Arthur, Iota, Gueydan, Arnaudville, Mermentau, Forked Island, Klondike, Evangeline, and Broussard.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ACADIA, LA ... CAMERON, LA ... EVANGELINE, LA ... IBERIA, LA ... JEFFERSON DAVIS, LA ... LAFAYETTE, LA ... ST. LANDRY, LA ... ST. MARTIN, LA ... VERMILION, LA

Instructions:

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into a small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. 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.