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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL ASCENSION PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... SOUTHEASTERN ASSUMPTION PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... NORTHWESTERN LAFOURCHE PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... SOUTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... NORTHWESTERN ST. CHARLES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... ST. JAMES PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA... THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RESERVE...LAPLACE...

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 510 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WHITEHALL TO LABADIEVILLE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES EAST OF GONZALES TO 7 MILES WEST OF THIBODAUX...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LUTCHER...GRAMERCY...GARYVILLE AND EDGARD

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASCENSION ... ASSUMPTION ... LAFOURCHE ... LIVINGSTON ... ST. CHARLES ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

Instructions:

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS. PLEASE FOLLOW OUR OFFICE ON BOTH FACEBOOK AND TWITTER FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SEVERE WEATHER AND TO RELAY WEATHER REPORTS AND PHOTOS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI.