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At 357 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Walker, or 9 miles east of Denham Springs, moving south at 20 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... Baton Rouge, Hammond, Denham Springs, Gonzales, Ponchatoula, Walker, Livingston, French Settlement, Albany, Port Vincent, Springfield, Montpelier, Watson, Shenandoah, Greenwell Spring, Old

At 358 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles east of Farmerville, or 16 miles south of Huttig, moving southwest at 20 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... Claiborne, Farmerville, Sterlington, Marion, Rocky Branch, Linville, Bayou D Arbonne Lake, Spencer, Haile, Loch Lomon, Drew, Deshard and Shiloh.

At 259 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16 miles west of Maljamar, or 21 miles east of Artesia, moving northwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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... Lea County Zip Franklin Memorial Airport and Loco Hills. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 359 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Owens Cross Roads, or 11 miles northwest of Guntersville, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 to 50 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... Guntersville, Grant, Union Grove, Columbus City, Mountain View, and Lake Guntersville St Park.

At 330 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Scottsboro, moving southeast at 15 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... Scottsboro, Section, Dutton, and Langston. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Portions of eastern, northeastern and southeastern Massachusetts and northern and southern Rhode Island. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

At 431 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Red Clay State Park, or 12 miles northeast of Ringgold, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, frequent cloud to ground lightning and heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects. Heavy rain may cause temporary street flooding especially in poor drainage areas. Locations impacted include... Chatsworth, Varnell, Eton, Cohutta, Crandall, Beaverdale, Dawnville,

At 335 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Boyce to near Gardner. Movement was west at 15 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... Boyce, Lena, Lacamp, Sieper, Clifton, Flatwoods, Gardner, and Otis. This includes Interstate 49 between mile markers 95 and 109. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

* WHAT...Dangerous swimming conditions expected. *Waves of 2 to 4 feet. *Strong southward flowing longshore current expected. *Strong structural current near piers and breakwalls, especially on the north sides. *Rip currents possible within sandbars. * WHERE...Northern La Porte county. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Strong currents can pull swimmers into deeper water and high waves can sweep people off piers. Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions. Do not venture out on piers.

At 434 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Ansonville, or 12 miles north of Wadesboro, moving southwest at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts in excess of 30 mph and heavy rainfall. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Wadesboro, Ansonville, Polkton, Norwood, Peachland, White Store, and Lake Tillery. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.