Headline:
Tornado Watch issued May 6 at 2:19PM CDT until May 6 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
May 6, 2026 - 12:19pm
Expires:
May 6, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 186 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 PARISHES
IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA
AVOYELLES EVANGELINE RAPIDES
ST. LANDRY
IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
ALLEN BEAUREGARD
IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA
VERNON
IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS
JASPER NEWTON
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, BEAVER, BLEAKWOOD, BUNA,
BUNDICK LAKE, BUNKIE, BURKEVILLE, CALL, COTTONPORT, DE RIDDER,
EFFIE, EUNICE, FARRSVILLE, FIELDS, FORT POLK, GIST,
HOLLY SPRINGS, JAMESTOWN, JASPER, KINDER, KIRBYVILLE, LAWTELL,
LEESVILLE, MAGNOLIA SPRINGS, MAMOU, MANSURA, MARKSVILLE,
MT. UNION, NEWTON, OAKDALE, OPELOUSAS, ORETTA, PICKERING,
PINEVILLE, REDDELL, SIMMESPORT, SLAGLE, ST. LANDRY, VILLE PLATTE,
AND WIERGATE.
Area Description:
Allen, LA; Avoyelles, LA; Beauregard, LA; Evangeline, LA; Rapides, LA; St. Landry, LA; Vernon, LA; Jasper, TX; Newton, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov