THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 343 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS CALCASIEU LAKE VERMILION AND WEST COTE BLANCHE BAYS ATCHAFALAYA AND EAST COTE BLANCHE BAYS COASTAL WATERS FROM CAMERON LA TO HIGH ISLAND TX OUT 20 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM INTRACOASTAL CITY TO CAMERON LA OUT 20 NM COASTAL WATERS FROM LOWER ATCHAFALAYA RIVER TO INTRACOASTAL CITY LA OUT 20 NM

The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Texas. Neches River Near Evadale . The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Louisiana. Texas. Calcasieu River near White Oak Park Mermentau River Near Mermentau Sabine River Near Deweyville Neches River at Neches River Saltwater Barrier Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Tuesday afternoon at 100 PM CDT. * WHAT. Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Mermentau River near Mermentau. * WHEN. Until early tomorrow afternoon. * IMPACTS. At 4.0 feet, Minor lowland flooding near the river will occur. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 10:15 PM CDT Monday the stage was 3.8 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to rise to a crest of 4.0 feet just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 4.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 343 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA EVANGELINE ST. LANDRY IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA IBERIA LAFAYETTE ST. MARTIN ST. MARY IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA ACADIA ALLEN BEAUREGARD CALCASIEU CAMERON JEFFERSON DAVIS VERMILION IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA VERNON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, BAYOU VISTA, BEAVER, BERWICK, BRANCH, BREAUX BRIDGE, BUNDICK LAKE, BURNS POINT, CADE, CENTERVILLE, CHURCH POINT, CROWLEY, DE RIDDER, EUNICE, FIELDS, FORKED ISLAND, FORT JOHNSON, FRANKLIN, HACKBERRY, HATHAWAY, INTRACOASTAL CITY, JENNINGS, JOHNSON BAYOU, KAPLAN, KINDER, LAFAYETTE, LAKE ARTHUR, LAKE CHARLES, LAWTELL, LEESVILLE, MAMOU, MEAUX, MORGAN CITY, NEW IBERIA, OAKDALE, OPELOUSAS, ORETTA, PATTERSON, PICKERING, RAYNE, REDDELL, RICHARD, ROANOKE, SLAGLE, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARTINVILLE, STEPHENSVILLE, SULPHUR, TOPSY, VILLE PLATTE, AND WELSH.