Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Southeastern Louisiana Parishes Including Baton Rouge
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The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for several southeastern Louisiana parishes, including Baton Rouge and Hammond, effective until 12:45 AM CST.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southeastern Louisiana
- Issued
- April 6, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS New Orleans LA
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 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southeastern Louisiana.
Alert Details
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for multiple parishes in southeastern Louisiana. This alert was issued following radar-indicated severe thunderstorms moving east at 35 mph.
Affected Areas
The warning covers the following geographic regions in southeastern Louisiana:
- Parishes: Ascension, Assumption (Northern), East Baton Rouge (Eastern), Iberville (Southeastern), Livingston, St. Helena (Southern), St. James, St. John The Baptist (Central), Tangipahoa, and West Baton Rouge (Southeastern).
- Impacted Cities: Baton Rouge, Hammond, Denham Springs, Gonzales, Donaldsonville, Plaquemine, Greensburg, Napoleonville, Amite, Oak Hills Place, St. Gabriel, Ponchatoula, Walker, Amite City, Gramercy, Lutcher, White Castle, Livingston, Independence, and Sorrento.
- Interstates:
- Interstate 10 between mile markers 158 and 197.
- Interstate 12 between mile markers 1 and 52.
- Interstate 55 between mile markers 13 and 57.
What You Should Do
For your protection, residents in the warning area should move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building immediately. Because torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, officials warn against driving vehicles through flooded roadways as flash flooding may occur. Additionally, a Tornado Watch remains in effect for southeastern Louisiana until 2:00 AM CST and 5:00 AM CST.
Expected Conditions
- Wind: Gusts up to 60 mph are expected.
- Hail: Penny size hail (0.75 inches) has been indicated by radar.
- Hazards: Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Torrential rainfall is also present.
- Storm Location: As of 11:58 PM CST, storms were located along a line extending from Easleyville to near Livingston to near White Castle.
Timeline
The Severe Thunderstorm Warning is effective from 11:58 PM CST on February 14, 2026, and is currently scheduled to expire at 12:45 AM CST on February 15, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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