Tornado Watch Louisiana, Texas | Effective 03/15/2026 18:40

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued March 15 at 8:40PM CDT until March 16 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Lake Charles LA
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
March 15, 2026 - 6:40pm
Expires: 
March 15, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 57 REMAINS VALID 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 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS HARDIN JASPER NEWTON ORANGE 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, GIST, HATHAWAY, HOLLY SPRINGS, 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, ST. LANDRY, SULPHUR, TOPSY, VIDOR, VILLE PLATTE, WELSH, AND WIERGATE.
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
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lake Charles LA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov