Louisiana, Mississippi Extreme Tornado Watch | Effective 06/18/2026 03:41

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued June 18 at 5:41AM CDT until June 18 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS New Orleans LA
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
June 18, 2026 - 3:41am
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 6:00am
Description: 
TORNADO WATCH 348, PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING, IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 PARISHES IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA JEFFERSON ORLEANS PLAQUEMINES ST. BERNARD ST. CHARLES ST. TAMMANY WASHINGTON IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI HANCOCK HARRISON JACKSON PEARL RIVER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BAY ST. LOUIS, BELLE CHASSE, BOGALUSA, BURAS, CHALMETTE, COVINGTON, CROSSROADS, DESTREHAN, DIAMONDHEAD, EAST NEW ORLEANS, ENON, FRANKLINTON, GAUTIER, GULFPORT, KENNER, LACOMBE, MANDEVILLE, MCNEIL, METAIRIE, MOSS POINT, NEW ORLEANS, NORCO, OCEAN SPRINGS, PASCAGOULA, PICAYUNE, POINTE A LA HACHE, PORT SULPHUR, SLIDELL, ST. MARTIN, VIOLET, AND WAVELAND.
Area Description: 
Jefferson, LA; Orleans, LA; Plaquemines, LA; St. Bernard, LA; St. Charles, LA; St. Tammany, LA; Washington, LA; Hancock, MS; Harrison, MS; Jackson, MS; Pearl River, MS
Forcast Office: 
NWS New Orleans LA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov