NWS New Orleans LATO.W 0060June 18, 2026
Tornado Warning: Lafourche and Terrebonne, LA
The National Weather Service office in New Orleans issued a tornado warning for Lafourche and Terrebonne in Louisiana, which was in force until 2:45 a.m. local time on June 18. It was the 60th 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 51 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
- Lafourche and Terrebonne
- State
- Louisiana
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:54 a.m. CDT, June 18, 2026
- Expires
- 2:45 a.m. CDT, June 18, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KLIX TO.W 0060
- 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... Northeastern Terrebonne Parish in southeastern Louisiana... Northwestern Lafourche Parish in southeastern Louisiana... * Until 245 AM CDT. * At 154 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both tornadoes and straight line wind damage were located near Bayou Cane, or near Houma, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. 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 dangerous storm will be near... Houma and Bayou Cane around 200 AM CDT. Lockport, Mathews, and Raceland around 220 AM CDT.
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.
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.