NWS New Orleans LATO.W 0073June 18, 2026
Tornado Warning: St. Tammany, LA
The National Weather Service office in New Orleans issued a tornado warning for St. Tammany in Louisiana, which was in force until 5:45 a.m. local time on June 18. It was the 73rd tornado warning the NWS office in New Orleans issued in 2026. Louisiana had 34 tornado warnings in June 2026, against 5 in an average June of 2008-2025 (Louisiana's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 49 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, New Orleans LA
- Area
- St. Tammany
- State
- Louisiana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:56 a.m. CDT, June 18, 2026
- Expires
- 5:45 a.m. CDT, June 18, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLIX TO.W 0073
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in Louisiana since 2008Every warning type in Louisiana
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The notice as issued
TORLIX The National Weather Service in New Orleans has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Central St. Tammany Parish in southeastern Louisiana... * Until 545 AM CDT. * At 456 AM CDT, a thunderstorm capable of producing a waterspout was located just offshore near Mandeville, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated waterspout moving onshore. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This tornado will be near... Mandeville and Lacombe around 500 AM CDT. This includes Interstate 12 between mile markers 66 and 75.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW! Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW! Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.