Full Notification

SVRLCH The National Weather Service in Lake Charles has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cameron Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Jefferson Davis Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Southwestern Evangeline Parish in central Louisiana... Southeastern Beauregard Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Western Acadia Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Calcasieu Parish in southwestern Louisiana... Northwestern Vermilion Parish in southwestern Louisiana... West central St. Landry Parish in central Louisiana... Southern Allen Parish in southwestern Louisiana...

* Until 945 PM CST.

* At 839 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Dry Creek to near Johnsons Bayou, moving east at 50 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... Lake Charles, Sulphur, Eunice, Jennings, Cameron, Westlake, Welsh, Iowa, Lake Arthur, Kinder, Basile, Oberlin, Iota, Elton, Mermentau, Fenton, Reeves, Rockefeller Wildlife Range, Hayes, and Moss Bluff.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ACADIA, LA ... ALLEN, LA ... BEAUREGARD, LA ... CALCASIEU, LA ... CAMERON, LA ... EVANGELINE, LA ... JEFFERSON DAVIS, LA ... ST. LANDRY, 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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CST for central and southwestern Louisiana.