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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

Powerful thunderstorms threaten Texas and Louisiana, delaying holiday travel

Severe Weather - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Parts of Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas were under severe weather watches early Friday as the National Weather Service predicted a storm system in the Gulf of Mexico could bring high winds, hail and possible tornadoes to the region.

“Heavy showers and thunderstorms continue to race across Louisiana and the Gulf waters at this time, with SETX in the clear for the rest of tonight. Please stay safe all,” the weather service’s office in Lake Charles, Louisiana, posted on the social platform X shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday.

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