Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Morehouse, Richland and West Carroll Parishes, LA

Source: NOAA · Northeastern Louisiana

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NOAA issued it on June 4, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).

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NWS Jackson MS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northeastern Louisiana parishes until 7:45 PM CDT on May 22.

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Record type
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Affected area
Northeastern Louisiana
Issued
June 4, 2026
Issuing authority
NWS Jackson MS

Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.

Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northeastern Louisiana.

Alert Details

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Jackson MS. Effective from 2026-05-22T18:42:00-05:00 until 2026-05-22T19:45:00-05:00. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Observed. Severity: Severe.

Affected Areas

Central Morehouse Parish, Northeastern Richland Parish, and West Carroll Parish in northeastern Louisiana.

What You Should Do

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Move indoors immediately. Hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms.

Expected Conditions

At 6:42 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 miles east of Mer Rouge to near Swartz, moving east at 30 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Timeline

The warning is in effect until 7:45 PM CDT on May 22, 2026. Severe thunderstorms will be near Oak Ridge around 6:45 PM CDT, Goodwill around 6:50 PM CDT, Pioneer around 7:00 PM CDT, Darnell around 7:05 PM CDT, Epps and Forest around 7:10 PM CDT, and Warden around 7:15 PM CDT.

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NWS Jackson MS has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northeastern Louisiana parishes until 7:45 PM CDT on May 22.
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This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
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This alert is classified as "high" severity. Take precautions and monitor for updates.
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