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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 5 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA AVOYELLES EVANGELINE RAPIDES ST. LANDRY IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA IBERIA LAFAYETTE ST. MARTIN ST. MARY IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA ACADIA ALLEN BEAUREGARD CALCASIEU JEFFERSON DAVIS VERMILION IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA VERNON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, ALEXANDRIA, BAYOU VISTA, BEAVER, BERWICK, BRANCH, BREAUX BRIDGE, BUNDICK LAKE, BUNKIE, BURNS POINT, CADE, CENTERVILLE, CHURCH POINT, COTTONPORT, CROWLEY, DE RIDDER, EFFIE, EUNICE, FIELDS, FORKED ISLAND, FORT JOHNSON, FRANKLIN, HATHAWAY, INTRACOASTAL CITY, JENNINGS, KAPLAN, KINDER, LAFAYETTE, LAKE ARTHUR, LAKE CHARLES, LAWTELL, LEESVILLE, MAMOU, MANSURA, MARKSVILLE, MEAUX, MORGAN CITY, NEW IBERIA, OAKDALE, OPELOUSAS, ORETTA, PATTERSON, PICKERING, PINEVILLE, RAYNE, REDDELL, RICHARD, ROANOKE, SIMMESPORT, SLAGLE, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARTINVILLE, STEPHENSVILLE, SULPHUR, TOPSY, VILLE PLATTE, AND WELSH.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ACADIA, LA ... ALLEN, LA ... AVOYELLES, LA ... BEAUREGARD, LA ... CALCASIEU, LA ... EVANGELINE, LA ... IBERIA, LA ... JEFFERSON DAVIS, LA ... LAFAYETTE, LA ... RAPIDES, LA ... ST. LANDRY, LA ... ST. MARTIN, LA ... ST. MARY, LA ... VERMILION, LA ... VERNON, LA