The National Weather Service has Issued severe thunderstorm Watch 327 in effect Until 6pm CST this Evening for the Following Areas in Louisiana this watch includes 16 Parishe including Avoyelles, St. Landry, and Evangeline in

Other parishes in the watch area are:

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 5 Counties

in Southeast Texas

Hardin Jasper Jefferson

Newton Orange

This includes the Cities Of, Abbeville, Alexandria,Bayou Vista, Beaumont, Berwick, Breaux Bridge, Bridge City, Buna, Bunkie, Cameron, Church Point, Cottonport, Crowley, De Ridder, Deweyville, Eunice, Franklin, Hackberry, Jasper, Jennings, Kaplan, Kinder, Kirbyville, Lafayette, Lake Arthur, Lake Charles, Leesville, Lumberton, Mamou, Mansura, Marksville, Morgan City, New Iberia, New Llano, Newton, Oakdale, Opelousas, Orange, Patterson, Pineville, Port Arthur, Rayne, Silsbee, Simmesport, St. Martinville, Sulphur, Vidor, Ville Platte and Welsh.