Louisiana, Mississippi Extreme Tornado Watch | Effective 06/17/2026 20:23

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued June 17 at 10:23PM CDT until June 18 at 6:00AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
June 17, 2026 - 8:23pm
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 4:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 348 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 20 PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA ASCENSION ASSUMPTION EAST BATON ROUGE EAST FELICIANA IBERVILLE JEFFERSON LAFOURCHE LIVINGSTON ORLEANS PLAQUEMINES ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES ST. HELENA ST. JAMES ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ST. TAMMANY TANGIPAHOA TERREBONNE WASHINGTON WEST BATON ROUGE IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI HANCOCK HARRISON JACKSON PEARL RIVER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADDIS, AMITE, BATON ROUGE, BAY ST. LOUIS, BAYOU CANE, BAYOU SORREL, BELLE CHASSE, BOGALUSA, BRUSLY, BURAS, CHALMETTE, CLINTON, CONVENT, COVINGTON, CROSSROADS, CUT OFF, DARLINGTON, DENHAM SPRINGS, DESTREHAN, DIAMONDHEAD, DONALDSONVILLE, EASLEYVILLE, EAST NEW ORLEANS, ENON, FELPS, FRANKLINTON, GALLIANO, GAUTIER, GONZALES, GRAMERCY, GREENSBURG, GULFPORT, HAMMOND, HOUMA, JACKSON, KENNER, LABADIEVILLE, LACOMBE, LAPLACE, LAROSE, LUTCHER, MANDEVILLE, MCNEIL, METAIRIE, MONTPELIER, MOSS POINT, NEW ORLEANS, NORCO, OCEAN SPRINGS, PAINCOURTVILLE, PASCAGOULA, PICAYUNE, PIERRE PART, PLAQUEMINE, POINTE A LA HACHE, PONCHATOULA, PORT ALLEN, PORT SULPHUR, PRAIRIEVILLE, RACELAND, RESERVE, ROBERT, SLIDELL, ST. MARTIN, THIBODAUX, VIOLET, WALKER, WATSON, WAVELAND, AND WHITE CASTLE.
Area Description: 
Ascension, LA; Assumption, LA; East Baton Rouge, LA; East Feliciana, LA; Iberville, LA; Jefferson, LA; Lafourche, LA; Livingston, LA; Orleans, LA; Plaquemines, LA; St. Bernard, LA; St. Charles, LA; St. Helena, LA; St. James, LA; St. John The Baptist, LA; St. Tammany, LA; Tangipahoa, LA; Terrebonne, LA; Washington, LA; West Baton Rouge, LA; Hancock, MS; Harrison, MS; Jackson, MS; Pearl River, MS
Forcast Office: 
NWS New Orleans LA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov