At 158 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Evangeline, or near Mermentau, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Crowley, Eunice, Jennings, Church Point, Welsh, Iota, Mermentau, Evangeline, Cankton, Mowata, Maxie, Mire, Savoy, Egan, Branch, Richard, Estherwood, Roanoke, and Midland.

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