Tornado Warning just issued for Acadia and St. Landry Parishes

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Alert:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL ST. LANDRY PARISH IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...
CENTRAL ACADIA PARISH IN SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA...

* UNTIL 545 PM CST

* AT 518 PM CST...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR IOTA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
MAXIE AROUND 525 PM CST.
BRANCH...RICHARD AND MIRE AROUND 540 PM CST.
CHURCH POINT AND CANKTON AROUND 545 PM CST.
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75

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