Headline:
Tornado Watch issued March 15 at 6:38PM CDT until March 16 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
March 15, 2026 - 4:38pm
Expires:
March 15, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 57 IN
EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 PARISHES
IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA
AVOYELLES EVANGELINE RAPIDES
ST. LANDRY
IN SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA
ACADIA ALLEN BEAUREGARD
CALCASIEU JEFFERSON DAVIS
IN WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA
VERNON
IN TEXAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS
HARDIN JASPER NEWTON
ORANGE TYLER
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, BEAVER, BLEAKWOOD,
BRANCH, BRIDGE CITY, BUNA, BUNDICK LAKE, BUNKIE, BURKEVILLE,
CALL, CHURCH POINT, COTTONPORT, CROWLEY, DE RIDDER, EFFIE,
EUNICE, FARRSVILLE, FIELDS, FORT POLK, FRED, GIST, HATHAWAY,
HILLISTER, HOLLY SPRINGS, IVANHOE, JAMESTOWN, JASPER, JENNINGS,
KINDER, KIRBYVILLE, LAKE ARTHUR, LAKE CHARLES, LAWTELL,
LEESVILLE, LUMBERTON, MAGNOLIA SPRINGS, MAMOU, MANSURA,
MARKSVILLE, MT. UNION, NEWTON, OAKDALE, OPELOUSAS, ORANGE,
ORETTA, PICKERING, PINEVILLE, RAYNE, REDDELL, RICHARD, ROANOKE,
SILSBEE, SIMMESPORT, SLAGLE, SPURGER, ST. LANDRY, SULPHUR, TOPSY,
TOWN BLUFF, VIDOR, VILLE PLATTE, WARREN, WELSH, WIERGATE,
AND WOODVILLE.
Area Description:
Acadia, LA; Allen, LA; Avoyelles, LA; Beauregard, LA; Calcasieu, LA; Evangeline, LA; Jefferson Davis, LA; Rapides, LA; St. Landry, LA; Vernon, LA; Hardin, TX; Jasper, TX; Newton, TX; Orange, TX; Tyler, TX
Forcast Office:
NWS Lake Charles LA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov