Moderate

At 516 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Ricardo, or 9 miles southeast of Kingsville, moving north at 10 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... Riviera Beach, Riviera, Ricardo, and Loyola Beach. This includes US Highway 77 between mile markers 698 and 708.

At 518 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Enon, or 11 miles north of Covington, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Picayune, Sun, and Bush. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement

At 618 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was near Hebron, or 11 miles northeast of Irwinton, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Winds 40 to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Sandersville, Tennille, Deepstep, and Hebron. People outdoors should seek shelter immediately.

At 520 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Ponchatoula to near French Settlement. Movement was east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Ponchatoula, French Settlement, Port Vincent, Springfield, Whitehall, and Killian.

At 521 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southwest of Farmerville, or 12 miles northeast of Ruston, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Downsville and D Arbonne. Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.

* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, north winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and seas 11 to 13 feet. For the Hazardous Seas Warning, very steep and hazardous seas 8 to 12 feet and north winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt expected. * WHERE...Waters from Pt. St. George to Cape Mendocino CA from 10 to 60 nm. * WHEN...For the Gale Warning, until 11 PM PDT this evening. For the Hazardous Seas Warning, from 11 PM this evening to 9 AM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could

* WHAT...Very steep and hazardous seas 8 to 13 feet and north winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. * WHERE...Waters from Cape Mendocino to Pt. Arena CA from 10 to 60 nm. * WHEN...Until 9 AM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Very steep and hazardous seas could capsize or cause damage to vessels. Recreational boaters should remain in port. Commercial vessels should prepare for rough seas and consider remaining in port until hazardous seas subside.

At 546 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 4 miles south of Laurens, moving north at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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 outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Laurens, Clinton, Waterloo, Cross Hill, Mountville, and Ora. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 548 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Cross Keys, or near Macon, moving north at 25 mph. HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, up to penny sized hail and frequent cloud to ground lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Gray, Postell, James, Bradley, Wayside, Haddock, Greenberry Crossroads, and Clinton. People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear

At 551 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Dexter, or 10 miles southwest of Dublin, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...40 to 50 mph wind, nickel sized hail and frequent cloud to ground lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Dublin, East Dublin, Chester, Dexter, Dudley, Cadwell, Rentz, Montrose, Rowland, Harlow, Chappells Mill, Rebie, and Brewton.