Tornado Watch Louisiana | Effective 03/11/2026 15:45

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued March 11 at 5:45PM CDT until March 11 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 11, 2026 - 3:45pm
Expires: 
March 11, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 44, PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING, IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 PARISHES IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA AVOYELLES EVANGELINE RAPIDES ST. LANDRY IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA ACADIA ALLEN BEAUREGARD CALCASIEU CAMERON JEFFERSON DAVIS IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA VERNON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, BEAVER, BRANCH, BUNDICK LAKE, BUNKIE, CHURCH POINT, COTTONPORT, CROWLEY, DE RIDDER, EFFIE, EUNICE, FIELDS, FORT POLK, HACKBERRY, HATHAWAY, JENNINGS, JOHNSON BAYOU, KINDER, LAKE ARTHUR, LAKE CHARLES, LAWTELL, LEESVILLE, MAMOU, MANSURA, MARKSVILLE, OAKDALE, OPELOUSAS, ORETTA, PICKERING, PINEVILLE, RAYNE, REDDELL, RICHARD, ROANOKE, SIMMESPORT, SLAGLE, ST. LANDRY, SULPHUR, TOPSY, VILLE PLATTE, AND WELSH.
Area Description: 
Acadia, LA; Allen, LA; Avoyelles, LA; Beauregard, LA; Calcasieu, LA; Cameron, LA; Evangeline, LA; Jefferson Davis, LA; Rapides, LA; St. Landry, LA; Vernon, LA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lake Charles LA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov