THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 162 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS SABINE LAKE 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

* WHAT. Southeast winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 4 to 6 ft. * WHERE. Portions of the Gulf of Mexico. * WHEN. Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS. Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

At 530 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Mowata, or near Eunice, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include. Opelousas, Eunice, Church Point, Iota, Lawtell, Mowata, Swords, Branch, Richard, Maxie, Mire, and Savoy.

At 526 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Moreauville to Palmetto. Movement was east at 40 mph. HAZARD. Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include. New Roads, St. Francisville, Woodville, Morganza, Wakefield, Lettsworth, Batchelor, Fort Adams, and Dolorosa.

At 518 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hessmer to near Cottonport to near Big Cane. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to vegetation and outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include. Marksville, Bunkie, Simmesport, Moreauville, Bordelonville, Bayou Current, Morrow, Cottonport, Mansura, Hessmer, Evergreen, Plaucheville, Goudeau, Brouillette, Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge, Big Cane, Dupont, Big Bend, Lebeau, and Hamburg.

* WHAT. Southeast winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 4 to 6 ft. * WHERE. Portions of the Gulf of Mexico. * WHEN. Until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS. Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 162 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS SABINE LAKE 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

* WHAT. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE. Portions of Louisiana, including the following parishes, Avoyelles, Northern Acadia, Northern Jefferson Davis, Southern Acadia, Southern Calcasieu, Southern Jefferson Davis and St. Landry and southeast Texas, including the following areas, Lower Jefferson, Southern Orange and Upper Jefferson. * WHEN. From 7 PM CDT this evening through Monday evening. * IMPACTS. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - Showers and thunderstorms will increase across the region, with some training of thunderstorms possible. This may result in areas of 3 to 5 inches of rainfall with isolated higher amounts possible. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE. Portions of Louisiana, including the following parishes, Allen, Beauregard, Evangeline, Northern Calcasieu, Rapides and Vernon and southeast Texas, including the following areas, Hardin, Northern Jasper, Northern Newton, Northern Orange, Southern Jasper, Southern Newton and Tyler. * WHEN. From 7 PM CDT this evening through Monday evening. * IMPACTS. Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - Showers and thunderstorms will increase across the region, with some training of thunderstorms possible. This could result in areas of 3 to 5 inches of rainfall with isolated higher amounts possible. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 162 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 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 CAMERON JEFFERSON DAVIS VERMILION IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA VERNON IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS HARDIN JASPER JEFFERSON NEWTON ORANGE TYLER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, ALEXANDRIA, BAYOU VISTA, BEAUMONT, BEAVER, BERWICK, BLEAKWOOD, BRANCH, BREAUX BRIDGE, BRIDGE CITY, BUNA, BUNDICK LAKE, BUNKIE, BURKEVILLE, BURNS POINT, CADE, CALL, CENTERVILLE, CHURCH POINT, COTTONPORT, CROWLEY, DE RIDDER, EFFIE, EUNICE, FARRSVILLE, FIELDS, FORKED ISLAND, FORT JOHNSON, FRANKLIN, FRED, GIST, HACKBERRY, HATHAWAY, HILLISTER, HOLLY SPRINGS, INTRACOASTAL CITY, IVANHOE, JAMESTOWN, JASPER, JENNINGS, JOHNSON BAYOU, KAPLAN, KINDER, KIRBYVILLE, LAFAYETTE, LAKE ARTHUR, LAKE CHARLES, LAWTELL, LEESVILLE, LUMBERTON, MAGNOLIA SPRINGS, MAMOU, MANSURA, MARKSVILLE, MEAUX, MORGAN CITY, MT. UNION, NEW IBERIA, NEWTON, OAKDALE, OPELOUSAS, ORANGE, ORETTA, PATTERSON, PICKERING, PINEVILLE, RAYNE, REDDELL, RICHARD, ROANOKE, SABINE PASS, SEA RIM STATE PARK, SILSBEE, SIMMESPORT, SLAGLE, SPURGER, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARTINVILLE, STEPHENSVILLE, SULPHUR, TOPSY, TOWN BLUFF, VIDOR, VILLE PLATTE, WARREN, WELSH, WIERGATE, AND WOODVILLE.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 162 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA EVANGELINE ST. LANDRY IN SOUTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA IBERIA LAFAYETTE ST. MARTIN ST. MARY IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA ACADIA ALLEN CALCASIEU CAMERON JEFFERSON DAVIS VERMILION IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS JEFFERSON ORANGE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABBEVILLE, BAYOU VISTA, BEAUMONT, BEAVER, BERWICK, BRANCH, BREAUX BRIDGE, BRIDGE CITY, BURNS POINT, CADE, CENTERVILLE, CHURCH POINT, CROWLEY, EUNICE, FORKED ISLAND, FRANKLIN, HACKBERRY, HATHAWAY, INTRACOASTAL CITY, JENNINGS, JOHNSON BAYOU, KAPLAN, KINDER, LAFAYETTE, LAKE ARTHUR, LAKE CHARLES, LAWTELL, MAMOU, MEAUX, MORGAN CITY, NEW IBERIA, OAKDALE, OPELOUSAS, ORANGE, PATTERSON, RAYNE, REDDELL, RICHARD, ROANOKE, SABINE PASS, SEA RIM STATE PARK, ST. LANDRY, ST. MARTINVILLE, STEPHENSVILLE, SULPHUR, TOPSY, VIDOR, VILLE PLATTE, AND WELSH.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 162 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA EAST BATON ROUGE EAST FELICIANA IBERVILLE POINTE COUPEE WEST BATON ROUGE WEST FELICIANA IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AMITE WILKINSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADDIS, BATON ROUGE, BAYOU SORREL, BRUSLY, CENTREVILLE, CLINTON, DOLOROSA, FELPS, FORT ADAMS, GILLSBURG, GLOSTER, JACKSON, LETTSWORTH, LIBERTY, LIVONIA, NEW ROADS, PLAQUEMINE, PORT ALLEN, SMITHDALE, SPILLMAN, ST. FRANCISVILLE, WAKEFIELD, WHITE CASTLE, AND WOODVILLE.